questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks to national security of the proposed transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
answerText: The joint UK/US military base on Diego Garcia plays a crucial role in combating some of the most challenging threats to regional and international security. The UK and Mauritius have conducted several rounds of negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty ...
heading: British Indian Ocean Territory: National Security