Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 54665

Mauritius: Security

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Mr Mark Francois

ConservativeRayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3(e) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what steps his Department is plannin

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Treaty clearly states a strict prohibition on foreign security forces operating in the Chagos Archipelago without UK consent. If a security force is operating in the Chagos Archipelago without the joint agreement of the UK and Mauritius, we will coope...

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