Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 16060

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 28 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the agreement with Mauritius on the British Indian Ocean Territory on global security.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The base on Diego Garcia is critical to national and international security. It has enabled the UK, the US, and our allies and partners to combat some of the most challenging threats to global peace and security, including those from terrorism, organised ...

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