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.