Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Commons · Question 127029 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any goodwill payment or any other costs will be paid to the Mauritian Government as a result of the Diego Garcia Bill not having progressed through Parliament.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 22 Apr 2026
Costs associated with the Treaty cannot be paid without the relevant legislation being passed.