Question follow-through · 90053
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the US was charged for the use of Diego Garcia as a military base for each of the last five financial years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 11 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 17 Nov 2025 · 6 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
11 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the US was charged for the use of Diego Garcia as a military base for each of the last five financial years.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Nov 2025
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer to question 81887 on 22 October.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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