Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“When he plans to present to Parliament the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.”
Tabled: 26 March 2025Answered: 1 April 2025
Asked by
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative — Runnymede and Weybridge
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty)
As we and Mauritius have repeatedly said, including in joint statements on 20 December and 13 January, both sides remain committed to concluding a deal on the future of the Chagos archipelago that protects the long-term effective operation of the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia. Once the treaty is signed, it will be put to Parliament for scrutiny before ratification in the usual way.