Oral Question·Foreign and Commonwealth Office
“What steps he, Ministers of his Department and the British Embassy in Tehran have taken to tackle the threat posed by Iran's support for Shia Islamists abroad; and if he will make a statement.”
Tabled: 20 June 2018Answered: 26 June 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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.