Question follow-through · 62647
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Annex 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty, whether he has agreed (a) a process with the Government of Mauritius to provide them with the required notifications and (b) a defi
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 3 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Chagos Islands: Sovereignty · 1 Jul 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Annex 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty, whether he has agreed (a) a process with the Government of Mauritius to provide them with the required notifications and (b) a defi
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jul 2025
Answer published
It is standard practice for basing arrangements to include an agreement to inform a host nation about military action from their territory. Annex 1, paragraph 2 of the Chagos Archipelago treaty, once it has entered into force, will not require prior notif...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether operations conducted by special forces will be subject to the notifications requirements of paragraph 2 of Annex 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty.
Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations
3 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made by the Coalition of the Willing on Ukraine.
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
3 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what payments to Mauritius under the UK-Mauritius Treaty will be included in the UK’s calculation of the (a) 3.5% core defence spending and (b) defence-related investments.