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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 18 July 2025UIN 66660

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54794 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, what the value of each annual payment is in cash terms.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

We have published the full costs alongside the Treaty and provided further detail in the accompanying explanatory memorandum. These were laid in the House on the day of signature. The average cost per year in today's money is £101 million and the net present value of payments under the treaty is £3.4 billion.

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