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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 30 June 2025UIN 58957

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56762, on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, from which line of his Department’s budget the economic partnership with Mauritius w

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The costs associated with the deal will be split between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

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