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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 27913 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

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Asked by Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the changes to the Green Book social time discounting rate to 3% announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to revise the estimate

Answer

Answered by Uma Kumaran, 14 Sep 2026

The value of payments under the UK-Mauritius Treaty were set out by the UK government at the time of signature and have not changed. No payments are due under the terms of the UK-Mauritius agreement until the Treaty has been ratified. Full details of the ...