Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 117536

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 3 March 2026

Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87342 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what his planned timetable is for deciding whether the Chagos Islands Treaty will be scored against the 5% NATO targets

Answer

Luke Pollard

Decisions on the NATO qualifying status of these costs will be considered in the usual way, once the Treaty has entered into force.