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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 23 April 2025UIN 41390

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any portion of the £2.2 billion spending uplift for the Ministry of Defence in the 2025-26 financial year is allocated to cover costs associated with the Chagos agreement.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Diego-Garcia military base agreement is still being finalised, once the treaty is finalised it will be put before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual way.

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