Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 54794

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning

Answer

Stephen Doughty

As stated in the Explanatory Memorandum, the average annual cost to the UK during the initial 99-year period of the treaty is £101 million in 2025/2026 prices.