Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his comments of 23 September 2026 that the Chagos agreement cannot go ahead without United States support, whether any payments have been made to the Government of Mauritius under the Agreement signed on 22 May 2025.

No payments have been made to the Government of Mauritius under the Agreement signed on 22 May 2025. The Government has been clear that the Agreement will only be implemented once it has the full support of both Mauritius and the United States.