Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Commons · Question 24866 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to discuss the proposed treaty with Mauritius in respect of the British Indian Ocean Territory with (a) the new US administration and (b) the Secretary of S
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 30 Jan 2025
We have been clear that this deal protects UK and US national security interests by ensuring the long-term effective operations of the base. However, given the importance of the base to the US, it is right that the new US Administration has the chance to ...