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Mauritius: Security

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 54653

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the public purse of contributing to the Government of Mauritius’s maritime security including (a) training and (b) equipment over the next ten years.

Answered by Luke Pollard

As set out in the new UK-Mauritius Strategic Partnership Framework, Mauritius and the United Kingdom will cooperate on matters relating to maritime security. Further engagement on the details of this cooperation with Mauritius is ongoing. Our contribution will focus on providing training and building institutional partnerships which will contribute to preserving the safety, security, stability and prosperity of the Indian Ocean region and will support the future operation of the Base on Diego Garcia.

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