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Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March to Question 116530 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, if he will list all treaties his Department has assessed that Mauritius could pursue a legally binding ruling.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
23 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March to Question 116530 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, if he will list all treaties his Department has assessed that Mauritius could pursue a legally binding ruling.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I know the hon. Gentleman will recall that the previous Government began the negotiations on BIOT and held rounds of negotiations. He may perhaps also recall the rationale given by Ministers then. It is important that the UK Government is able to take leg...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Global Combat Air Programme: Expenditure

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Guided Weapons: Procurement

16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2026 to Question 116200 on Guided Weapons: Procurement, whether his Department has a target cost for the delivery of the hypersonic missile programme.

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