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