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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 33512

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether the cost of the Chagos settlement will be funded from the announced rise to 2.5% of GDP for his Departmen

Answered by Luke Pollard

The terms of the treaty are still being finalised, once the treaty is finalised it will be put before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual way.

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