Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 85755

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, whether her Department has had discussions with the Government of Mauritius on the potential presence of third countries in the Chagos Archipelago following the transfer of s

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The treaty contains robust provisions to protect the base, including a 24 nautical mile buffer zone around Diego Garcia and a ban on foreign security forces anywhere in the archipelago. Any suggestions that Mauritius has been negotiating a lease on Peros ...

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