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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 11 February 2025UIN 28893

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a value for money assessment of the Chagos Island deal.

Answered by Darren Jones

HMT has been working with the FCDO and the MOD on this agreement. As the lead departments, responsibility for judging the value for money of any deal sits with the FCDO and the MOD, who must balance its commitments against wider priorities – as per the Managing Public Money framework.

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