Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps he is taking to reduce waste from plastics.”
Tabled: 18 January 2018Answered: 25 January 2018
Asked by
Alan Mak
Conservative — Havant
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty)
The UK-Mauritius treaty, which enables the continued operation of the base on Diego Garcia, is still subject to finalisation and signature. Financial obligations arising from the agreement, including departmental budgetary responsibilities, will be managed responsibly within the Government’s fiscal framework, including through the upcoming spending review.