Written questions

1,091 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(b)(iii) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what steps he plans to take to

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3(f) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what mechanism will be put in place

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Mauritius: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the public purse of contributing to the Government of Mauritius’s maritime security including (a) training and (b) equipment over the next ten years.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3(h) of Article 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what steps he plans to take to ens

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 8(a) of Annex 2 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what estimate he has made of the cos

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), how he will ensure the (a) security and (b) operational continuit

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Mauritius: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risk of the Government of Mauritius inviting non-allied security forces to operate in the Chagos Archipelago.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 8(e) 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 t

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(b)(viii) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what security protocols his De

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what steps his Department is taking to ensure the storage of (a)

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 5 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what mechanism

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 6 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what steps he will take to prevent unauthorised acce

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Mauritius: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 5 of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what estimate he has made of the cost o

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Mauritius: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 3 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), how his Department will co-operate with the Governme

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 5 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), whether his Department has contingency plans to addr

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(a) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), whether the Agreement permits (a) ac

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 10 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what steps will his Department take to determine co

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Article 6 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what steps he will take to ensure the resettlement p

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 2 of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), i

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 10 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what discussi

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 11 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025) and the Exchan

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 11(1)(b) of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025) and the

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 4 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), whether the im

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3(b) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025)

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3(c) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025)

22 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the costs for the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia [CS Mauritius No.1/2025] are accounted for under his Department's Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit

16 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the investigation into unauthorised social media use by a British Army regiment.

16 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the findings of the investigation into unauthorised social media use by a British Army regiment will be made publicly available.

16 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for concluding the investigation into unauthorised social media use by a British Army regiment; and whether he plans to make a Statement to Parliament on the findings of the investiga

16 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference are for the investigation into unauthorised social media posts by a British Army regiment.

Source: official written-questions record.