Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 70432
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department maintains a risk register of the UK-Mauritius Treaty over the future sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago; and what assessment he has made of the pote
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe agreement between the UK and Mauritius secures the important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, and is backed by our 5 Eyes partners, including the United States of America. This government secured all necessary safeguards within the treaty, includi...
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