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Written question asked by Alex Burghart (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 July 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 July 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2024 to Question 54793 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, whether his Department's spending on the deal will count towards meeting the (a) 2.5 percent and (b) 3 percent defence spending targets.

Answer

The NATO qualifying status of these costs will be considered in the usual way.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
64057
Session
2024-26
Related items
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Monday, 9 June 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Finance Mauritius Sovereignty Chagos Islands
Link
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