Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 69817
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62582 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what the annual payments were in dollars previously proposed; what the exchange rate w
Answer
Stephen DoughtyAs per the answer to Question 62582, transferring the finance package into Sterling had no impact on overall cost but did reduce future foreign exchange rate risks for the UK.