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Chagos Islands: Defence

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 March 2026UIN 119610

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 1 September 2025 to Question HL9555 on Chagos Islands: Defence, what the percentage split is between the two Departments.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The payments split associated with the UK-Mauritius agreement on the Chagos Archipelago between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Ministry of Defence will be published in the usual way alongside other Departmental spend in the annual accounts.

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