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Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35009 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, what the responsibilities and authorities for the operations of Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia are as agreed with th

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
18 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35009 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, what the responsibilities and authorities for the operations of Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia are as agreed with th

  2. 18 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia is a United States defence facility. The responsibilities and authorities for its operations as agreed with the United Kingdom are set out in the 1966 UK-US Exchange of Notes, including the 1976 amendment.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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