Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 54685

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Mr Mark Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3(d) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025)

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The authorisation of any non-UK, non-US or non-Mauritian security forces will be agreed jointly between the UK and Mauritius. This means that it can only happen if the UK agrees. Our approach on that will be determined by an analysis of whether the presen...

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