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Chagos Islands: Legal Opinion

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 19876

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will provide a list of external legal, strategic, intelligence, PR and lobbying advice in relation to the proposed Chagos deal with Mauritius; who that advice was from; under what contract terms; and at what cost.

Answered by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

The Government has received external legal advice in relation to the negotiations with Mauritius over BIOT/the Chagos Archipelago over the course of several years.

Payments are published in the normal manner alongside other Departmental spend in the annual accounts.

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