Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 64020

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether operations conducted by special forces will be subject to the notifications requirements of paragraph 2 of Annex 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty.

Answer

Luke Pollard
As per longstanding Government policy, I can neither confirm nor deny information relating to UK Special Forces.Annex 1, paragraph 2 of the Chagos Archipelago Treaty, once it has entered into force, will not require the UK to divulge sensitive information...

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