Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 62647
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Annex 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty, whether he has agreed (a) a process with the Government of Mauritius to provide them with the required notifications and (b) a defi
Answer
Luke PollardIt is standard practice for basing arrangements to include an agreement to inform a host nation about military action from their territory. Annex 1, paragraph 2 of the Chagos Archipelago treaty, once it has entered into force, will not require prior notif...
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