questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), whether the Pelindaba Treaty will apply when sovereignty is ceded to the Government of Mauritius to (a) Diego Garcia as defined in Article 19 of the Agreement; and (b) the Chagos Archipelago beyond Diego Garcia as defined in paragraph 11(b) of Annex 1 of the Agreement.
answerText: The UK is not a Party to the Pelindaba Treaty, although it is a Party to Protocols I and II to that Treaty. Both the UK and Mauritius have ensured that all their respective international treaty obligations are compatible with the Agreement.
heading: Chagos Islands: Sovereignty