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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

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.

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
4 Jul 2025
Answer
4 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 4 Jul 2025

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  3. 4 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    As per longstanding Government policy, I can neither confirm nor deny information relating to UK Special Forces.Annex 1, paragraph 2 of the Chagos Archipelago Treaty, once it has entered into force, will not require the UK to divulge sensitive information...

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