Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 114177

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of the public purse of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill.

Answer

Stephen Doughty

I refer the Hon Member to the details of the forecast cost at the time, and duration of the treaty set out in the Explanatory Memorandum published on 22 May 2025, and to the extensive discussion of all these issues and methodologies that has subsequently ...

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