Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 36638

Mauritius: Trade Agreements

Tabled: 10 March 2025

Answered: 17 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the latest draft of the proposed UK-Mauritius Treaty contains provisions for the UK being authorised to exercise the sovereign rights and authorities of Mauritius on

Answer

Stephen Doughty

We will retain full control over Diego Garcia with robust provisions to keep adversaries out. These include unrestricted access to and use of the base for the UK and US, including control over the electromagnetic spectrum; a buffer zone around Diego Garci...

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