Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 29154

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Bradley Thomas

ConservativeBromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether financial payments made as part of the proposed agreement between the UK and Mauritius agreement on the British Indian Ocean Territory would be subject to an inflatio

Answer

Stephen Doughty
As made clear in the 3 October joint political declaration, the UK will make an indexed annual payment to Mauritius as part of its package of financial support.