Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 28470
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Mark Francois
Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a national security impact assessment on the negotiated agreement with Mauritius on the Chagos Islands.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyIt has been our consistent priority to protect UK/US national security interests by ensuring the long-term effective and secure operation of the base on Diego Garcia. This agreement protects and secures those interests.