Question follow-through · 43855
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a formal request to the US to support the costs of the proposed lease for the military base at Diego Garcia.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 3 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 11 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
3 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a formal request to the US to support the costs of the proposed lease for the military base at Diego Garcia.
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Apr 2025
Answer published
The treaty will be between the UK and Mauritius. The base is an essential part of the UK-US defence relationship, and the US contributes a great deal to the operating cost of the base. Once the treaty is signed it will be put before both Houses for scrut...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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