Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 18 July 2025.
Richard Holden
Opposition Whip (Commons), Shadow Paymaster General
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56762 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, for what reason the Chagos Islands deal will not be funded from the Official Development Assistance budget.
Stephen Doughty
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The treaty is an investment in UK national security, protecting the long-term security of the vital US-UK base. Payments for military bases do not qualify under UK's Official Development Assistance eligibility framework.
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