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

ConservativeChingford 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 Doughty
Costs associated with the Treaty cannot be paid without the relevant legislation being passed.
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