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Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 23156 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, on what dates each meeting took place; which Ministers in his Department were present at each meeting; and whether the

answeredMinistry of Defence

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 23156 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, on what dates each meeting took place; which Ministers in his Department were present at each meeting; and whether the

  2. 21 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government looks forward to working with the incoming US Administration in the months and years ahead. The Senate confirmation process is ongoing for members of President Trump's cabinet.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

23 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with US counterparts regarding the Chagos Islands since President Trump took office.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

23 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has discussed the proposed payment to leaseback the military base on Diego Garcia with the Office for Value for Money.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army

23 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December to Question 18985 on Army, whether the Departmental priority to double the lethality of the British Army by 2027 includes the procurement of the precision strike missile syst

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army

23 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December to Question 18985 on Army, whether the Departmental priority to double the lethality of the British Army by 2027 includes the acceleration beyond current plans of any current

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions

23 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December to Question 20237 on Ministry of Defence: Employers’ Contributions, when his Department plans to publish the details of the funding set aside to cover the increased cost of N

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions

23 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December to Question 20237 on Ministry of Defence: Employers’ Contributions, whether the additional money provided to cover the cost of increased employer National Insurance Contribut

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Boxer Vehicles: Procurement

23 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his formal target to procure RCH 155 within the 5-year limit for hardware platforms.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces: Dental Health

23 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of medically unfit personnel are non-deployable for reasons of dental health in the (a) RAF, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Army.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations

24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with the Prime Minister on sending British troops to Ukraine in peacekeeping roles.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ukraine: Military Aid

24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will improve the training estate to support Operation Interflex.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army and Marines: Training

24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made changes to Departmental expenditure on training for the (a) Royal Marines and (b) Army in the last 12 months.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Typhoon Aircraft

24 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of extending the out-of-service date of the Eurofighter Typhoon.