Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 66655
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 10 July 2025
Answered: 18 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56762 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, for what reason the Chagos Islands deal will not be funded from the Official Developm
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe treaty is an investment in UK national security, protecting the long-term security of the vital US-UK base. Payments for military bases do not qualify under UK's Official Development Assistance eligibility framework.