Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 29495

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total cost is of the financial settlement for the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
Details of the proposed treaty will be set out when it is laid before Parliament.