Oral QuestionPrime Minister

“If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 12 October.”

Tabled: 4 October 2022Answered: 12 October 2022

Asked by

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

Answering Minister

the Prime Minister

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Defence (Wes Streeting)

Diego Garcia is a key strategic military asset for the United Kingdom and the United States. As I said in the US last week, our priority is to secure the long-term operation of the base and protect UK national security. To that end, we are working closely with Mauritius and the United States to secure an agreement that can command the support of all parties involved. Any arrangement must be acceptable to all of us, including President Trump, and that will be our focus in the coming months.