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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 29 July 2026UIN 8165

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of his Department's budget that will be been spent on the Chagos treaty in each remaining year of the current Parliament.

Answered by Luke Pollard

No payments are due under the terms of the UK-Mauritius agreement until the Treaty has been ratified.

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