Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 127029
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Question
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Conservative — Chingford and Woodford Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any goodwill payment or any other costs will be paid to the Mauritian Government as a result of the Diego Garcia Bill not having progressed through Parliament.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyCosts associated with the Treaty cannot be paid without the relevant legislation being passed.