Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN HL2406
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 21 July 2026
Answered: 4 August 2026
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial and strategic implications of transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
Answer
The Government has set out its assessment on numerous occasions, including in the Explanatory Memorandum that accompanied the Diego Garcia Treaty. Maintaining long-term operational control of the Diego Garcia base is the entire basis for the UK-Mauritius ...
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