questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 8 of Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what steps his Department plans to take to provide assistance to the Government of Mauritius to help prevent unlicensed commercial fishing around Diego Garcia as defined in Article 19 of the Agreement; and what estimate has he made of the cost to the public purse of such assistance over the next ten years.
answerText: In conjunction with the steps taken elsewhere in Government, the Ministry of Defence will assess the capability of Mauritius to secure its Exclusive Economic Zone and will provide targeted support, including through training, to strengthen efforts to coun...
heading: Diego Garcia: Military Bases