Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 48889

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what mechanisms are in place for the (a) renewal and (b) changes to the costs of the proposed lease with Mauritius towards the end of the initial 99-year period.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the response given to her previous Question 39402 on the details of the Treaty.