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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 11 July 2025UIN 64732

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what payments to Mauritius under the UK-Mauritius Treaty will be included in the UK’s calculation of the (a) 3.5% core defence spending and (b) defence-related investments.

Answered by Luke Pollard

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

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