Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62580
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his letter to the Foreign Affairs Committee, dated 16 June 2025, how much of the £200 million uplift will be used to make payments to Mauritius under the re
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe payments to Mauritius will be split between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Ministry of Defence (MoD). They will be published in the normal manner alongside other departmental spend in the annual accounts.