Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 97767

China and Mauritius: Foreign Relations

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the Chinese government funding training places for Mauritian officials on the (a) security of the British Indian Ocean

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The Agreement between the UK and Mauritius secures the important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. It contains robust provisions to ensure the security of the base and its continued effective operation, including a 24 nautical mile buffer zone around D...

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