Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 111415
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Tabled: 6 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative — New Forest East
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to pause the passage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill until after the (a) release and (b) full assessm
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill is essential for the protection of the UK's national security. Timings will be announced in the usual way.