Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 56762

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether commitments made in the UK-Mauritius Agreement will be funded from Overseas Development Assistance budgets.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
None of the elements of the economic partnership provided for by the UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, will be funded from Official Development Assistance budgets.