Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 33391
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Mark Francois
Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any payments related to a Chagos Islands agreement will be funded from his Department's budget; and whether such payments will be front-loaded in the context of the Government’s commitment to spend 2.5% o
Answer
Luke PollardThe terms of the treaty are still being finalised, once the treaty is finalised it will be put before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual way.