Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 110707

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir Julian Lewis

ConservativeNew Forest East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Diego Garcia military base, whether an exemption will exist from the Africa Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone provisions of the Pelindaba Treaty after sovereignt

Answer

Stephen Doughty
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 January to Question 103253.