Question follow-through · 56760
Diego Garcia: Airspace and Territorial Waters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), whether there are (a) restrictions on and (b) processes to facili
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2025 · 7 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
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), whether there are (a) restrictions on and (b) processes to facili
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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10 Jun 2025
Answer published
Under the terms of the Chagos Archipelago Treaty, the UK controls access of persons and goods to Diego Garcia, which includes the airspace and territorial sea in the 12 nautical mile surrounding zone. In accordance with this control the UK must authorise ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Diego Garcia: Military Bases
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Diego Garcia: Military Bases
25 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3(a) of Annex 1 of the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what the notification process will be for informing Mauritius about (a) overfl
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
25 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Annex 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty, whether he has agreed (a) a process with the Government of Mauritius to provide them with the required notifications and (b) a defi
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether operations conducted by special forces will be subject to the notifications requirements of paragraph 2 of Annex 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty.
Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations
3 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made by the Coalition of the Willing on Ukraine.
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
3 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what payments to Mauritius under the UK-Mauritius Treaty will be included in the UK’s calculation of the (a) 3.5% core defence spending and (b) defence-related investments.