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Question follow-through · 23156

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings he has held with the incoming US administration on the terms of the Diego Garcia military base as part of the Chagos settlement.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Jan 2025
Target answer date
15 Jan 2025
Answer
15 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings he has held with the incoming US administration on the terms of the Diego Garcia military base as part of the Chagos settlement.

  2. 15 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Defence Secretary is regularly in touch with the US on a range of matters including the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago. We look forward to discussing these matters with the incoming Administration in the usual way.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

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Army

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Army

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