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Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Monday, 3 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 November 2025. It was answered by Al Carns (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 November 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 14 October 2025 to Question 77638 on Defence and National Security: Finance, whether the expenditure under the Chagos Islands Treaty will be deemed by the Government to be within the 5% target based on the NATO methodology.

Answer

The NATO qualifying status of these costs will be considered in the usual way. The NATO definition of defence expenditure, and defence and security related expenditure can be found on the NATO website:

NATO - Topic: Defence expenditures and NATO’s 5% commitment


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
87342
Session
2024-26
Related items
Defence and National Security: Finance
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Subjects
Expenditure Mauritius Sovereignty Treaties Chagos Islands
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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