Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 36671

Defence: Expenditure

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 13 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provisional allocation of defence spending he has made to cover the costs associated with the (a) Chagos Islands deal and (b) the transfer of sovereignty to Mauritius.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The terms of the treaty and the associated funding arrangements are still being finalised, and no decision has been made at this time. This will be laid before Parliament in the usual way.