Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on flying the (a) Mauritius Flag and (b) United Kingdom Union flag on the Chagos Archipelago after the UK/Mauritius treaty on the Chagos Archipelago comes into force.

A British flag will continue to be flown at the UK-US Base on Diego Garcia, alongside the US flag, as it has always done.

After the treaty enters into force, Mauritius will be free to resettle on the outer islands. It will be for Mauritius to decide what flag they fly over these islands.

Mauritius will be free to fly the Mauritian flag on the Chagos Archipelago other than on the Diego Garcia base.