Question follow-through · 124049
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the timing of the public commentary by the government of Mauritius on the Iranian missile att
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 25 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
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the timing of the public commentary by the government of Mauritius on the Iranian missile att
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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20 Apr 2026
Answer published
None of the issues raised by the Rt Hon Member are matters for the UK Government, and none of them have any bearing on the future status of the Diego Garcia base, or the treaty negotiated with Mauritius.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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