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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether the cost of the Chagos settlement will be funded from the announced rise to 2.5% of GDP for his Departmen

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, whether the cost of the Chagos settlement will be funded from the announced rise to 2.5% of GDP for his Departmen

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The terms of the treaty are still being finalised, once the treaty is finalised it will be put before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual way.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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