Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 64988
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on the Chagos Archipelago of the agreement between France and Mauritius on Tromelin Island.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe negotiations between the UK and Mauritius were to secure the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. The agreement between France and Mauritius concerning Tromelin Island is a separate matter.