Question follow-through · 109853
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's policy of considering the legal basis and policy rationale when approving foreign nations’ use of UK military bases for operational purposes also applies to the use of the military base a
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 30 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 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
30 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's policy of considering the legal basis and policy rationale when approving foreign nations’ use of UK military bases for operational purposes also applies to the use of the military base a
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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5 Feb 2026
Answer published
Yes, the United States' (US) operational use of Diego Garcia is governed by an Exchange of Notes between the UK and the US.I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 19 December to Question 99134, where I confirmed that this Government will conti...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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