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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Lords · Question HL373 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Goldie

To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been spent by (1) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and (2) other Government departments, on the negotiations with Mauritius relating to the British Indian Ocean Territory, including consequenti

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 3 Jun 2026

No central estimate is held of the cost of the negotiations started, and largely completed, under the previous government, and it would incur a disproportionate amount of time and cost to provide this information.