Oral Question·Treasury
“What fiscal steps his Department is taking to support businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 9 September 2020Answered: 15 September 2020
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty)
We have secured a deal that will protect the operation of the UK-US base on Diego Garcia well into the next century. The payments made under the deal will be split between the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defence, and published in the annual accounts of each Department.