Question follow-through · 24156
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has received from his Mauritian counterpart on the length of the proposed lease of the military base on Diego Garcia since 3 October 2024.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission · 16 Jan 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has received from his Mauritian counterpart on the length of the proposed lease of the military base on Diego Garcia since 3 October 2024.
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2025
Answer published
The agreement will have a duration of 99 years from entry into force, extendable with the agreement of both parties.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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