Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled Intimidation as Foreign Policy, published by Policy Exchange on 29 January 2024.

The Department is considering the Policy Exchange report of 29 January 2024. The UK's continued priority is to ensure the long term continued effective operation of the joint UK/US military base on Diego Garcia. Mauritius has also publicly committed to this goal.