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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 16060 · Tabled 25 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 28 Nov 2024

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Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the agreement with Mauritius on the British Indian Ocean Territory on global security.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 28 Nov 2024

The base on Diego Garcia is critical to national and international security. It has enabled the UK, the US, and our allies and partners to combat some of the most challenging threats to global peace and security, including those from terrorism, organised ...