Written questions

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 105727 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the total cost to her Department of implementing the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the Chagos Archipelago.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 3 Feb 2026

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answers provided on 12 January in response to Question 103250, and in the Urgent Question debate on 26 January.The costs of the Treaty will be split between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Develop...