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50: After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause— “Parliamentary oversight and approval of expenditure(1) The Secretary of State must, within the first financial year following the day on which this Act is passed, lay before the House of Commons, for its approval, an estimate of the expenditure that is anticipated to be incurred by the Government of the United Kingdom in connection with the commitments made under the terms of the Treaty, including, but not limited to—(a) any payments made or to be made, or financial commitments entered into, with the government of the Republic of Mauritius in accordance with the Treaty; and(b) the costs associated with the continued administration, maintenance, and operation of Diego Garcia.(2) In each fifth successive financial year after the first financial year as set out above, the Secretary of State must lay an estimate in accordance with subsection (1). (3) If the payments incurred by the Government of the United Kingdom are greater than those anticipated in the estimate specified in subsection (1) or (2), the Secretary of State must lay before the House of Commons, for its approval, a supplementary estimate.(4) If at any stage during the operation of the Treaty the Secretary of State presents to the House of Commons a report that the Republic of Mauritius has, in his or her view, not honoured the provisions of the Treaty they have undertaken to honour, and that the United Kingdom has presented to the Joint Commission a reasoned case that it believes the Republic of Mauritius has not honoured the provisions of the Treaty, and that the process in Article 14 of the Treaty has been exhausted, the Secretary of State must lay before the House of Commons, for its approval, a resolution to cease payments in connection with the Treaty.”Member's explanatory statement This amendment provides for an estimates and supply scrutiny process for expenditure to be incurred by the UK Government as a result of the Treaty and the UK’s continued involvement in Diego Garcia.