Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 45465

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 24 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

ConservativeRayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has received formal representations from the Government of Mauritius on additional financial compensation under the proposed Chagos Islands agreement.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The overall quantum of the cost of the deal has not changed from what was originally negotiated under the previous Mauritian Prime Minister.