Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 62647

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

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 Pollard
It 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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