Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 54535

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

Katie Lam

ConservativeWeald of Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a line in his Departmental budget for costs arising from the planned transfer of sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Costs relating to the Chagos agreement will be incurred from financial year 2026-27. These are being considered as part of the wider Government engagement on the second phase of the Spending Review, which concludes on 11 June 2025. The deal secures the un...

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