Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 59129
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 57297 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what the total cost to his Department’s budget in the latest spending review arising from the Chagos Treaty is; and if he wi
Answer
Luke PollardThe Government has acted to secure our national interest, strengthen our national security, and to protect the British people. As set out by the Secretary of State in his statement, this is at a cost of less than 0.2% of the annual defence budget.