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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Asked by Robert JenrickReform UKMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 31894

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 28962, whether his Department has conducted a value for money assessment of the proposed agreement with Mauritius on the Chagos Islands.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The treaty is not finalised yet, when the deal is finalised, the Government will put it before the House.

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