Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 77042

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK-Mauritius agreement on the Chagos Archipelago on national security, in the context of trends in the number pu

Answer

Stephen Doughty

I refer the Rt Hon Member back to the answer I gave her on 22 September in response to Question 75282. Under the terms of the agreement, the UK will exercise all rights and authorities which are required for the long-term, secure and effective operation o...

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