Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 52840

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 16 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Mr Mark Francois

ConservativeRayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK-Mauritius Treaty on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands will be signed before the House rises for summer recess.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The Treaty was signed on 22 May and secures the long-term operation of the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. A copy of the Treaty was deposited in the House and can be found at the following link - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukmauritius...

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