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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 41390, tabled on 26 March 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any portion of the £2.2 billion spending uplift for the Ministry of Defence in the 2025-26 financial year is allocated to cover costs associated with the Chagos agreement.

Answered on

23 April 2025

The Diego-Garcia military base agreement is still being finalised, once the treaty is finalised it will be put before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual way.

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