Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 31522

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

Reform UKNewark

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 28962, whether his Department has conducted a value for money assessment of the proposed agreement with Mauritius on th

Answer

Stephen Doughty
On 3 October 2024, the UK and Mauritius reached a political agreement to secure the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which is an essential part of our global defence network.HMT has been working with the FCDO and the MOD on the agreement who, as the l...

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