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Defence: Expenditure

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 3 June 2025UIN 54237

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the costs for the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia [CS Mauritius No.1/2025] are accounted for under his Department's Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit

Answered by Luke Pollard

These are being considered as part of the wider Government engagement on the second phase of the Spending Review, which concludes on 11 June 2025.

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