Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia on the UK's strategic interests in the Indo Pacific region; and what steps she is taking to ensure the UK's operational access to Diego Garcia under the new lease arrangements.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 16 December to question 97767.