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Diego Garcia: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 1016 on Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill, what is the nature of the ongoing discussions.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
2 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 1016 on Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill, what is the nature of the ongoing discussions.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Mr Doughty), in the House of Commons on 13 April 2026, who confirmed that the UK continues to engage closely with th...

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