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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 July 2025UIN 64057

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2024 to Question 54793 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, whether his Department's spending on the deal will count towards meeting the (a) 2.5 percent and (b) 3 perce

Answered by Luke Pollard

The NATO qualifying status of these costs will be considered in the usual way.

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