Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 57308

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 4 June 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Named Day

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 11, Clause 1 of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia [CS Mauritius No.1/2025], what the annual sum paid to Mauritius is in cash terms.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The schedule of payments is set out in the finance exchange of letters that was published alongside the treaty. The estimated average annual payment value is £101 million over the initial 99-year period of the treaty. This has been calculated using the st...

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