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Defence: Expenditure

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 March 2025UIN 36671

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provisional allocation of defence spending he has made to cover the costs associated with the (a) Chagos Islands deal and (b) the transfer of sovereignty to Mauritius.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The terms of the treaty and the associated funding arrangements are still being finalised, and no decision has been made at this time. This will be laid before Parliament in the usual way.

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