Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 85752
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made provision in her departmental budget for the cost of payments to Mauritius under the UK-Mauritius Treaty in 2025-26.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe 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.