Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Commons · Question 54534 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Katie Lam
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has a line in his Departmental budget for costs arising from the planned transfer of sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 5 Jun 2025
The Agreement will be underpinned by a financial package which will consist of: an annual payment; a Development Framework underpinned by UK grant funding; and a Trust Fund to benefit Chagossians. Costs and other aspects of the Treaty can be found at the...