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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 57376

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the 2.5% increase in Defence spending is accounted for by payments under the UK-Mauritius treaty on the Chagos Islands.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The costs of the Chagos Archipelago Treaty will be met from within the FCDO and MOD budgets set out at the spending review. The NATO qualifying status of these costs will be considered in the usual way.

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