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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total savings are for each financial year for the remainder of the current parliament owing to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill not completing its passage through Pa

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
19 May 2026
Answer
19 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total savings are for each financial year for the remainder of the current parliament owing to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill not completing its passage through Pa

  2. 19 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 May 2026

    Answer published

    Funding associated with the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory remains subject to ongoing discussions and will continue to be managed as part of the Department's usual financial planning processes, in conjunction with His Majesty's Treasury.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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