Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 18106

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 5 December 2024

Answered: 11 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 7499 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, whether the Mauritian government will have the right to allow (a) basing on, (b) occupancy of and (c) acc

Answer

Luke Pollard

Our primary goal throughout negotiations was to protect the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which plays a crucial role in regional and international security. The operation of the base will continue unchanged with strong protections from malign...

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