Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 85750

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK-Mauritius Treaty, whether payments to Mauritius will be accounted for as day-to-day spending.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The payments to Mauritius will be split between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of Defence. They will be published in the normal manner alongside other departmental spend in the annual accounts.