Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 57629
Mauritius: Russia
Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on (a) Diego Garcia and (b) the rest of the Chagos Archipelago of the agreement reached between Mau
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe Treaty secures the long-term, secure and effective operation of the Base. Mauritius as a sovereign nation has agreements with many countries, on a range of issues, these have no bearing on the Treaty.