Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 114178
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 6 March 2026
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she considered the the future of Diego Garcia after the 99-year lease agreed in the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill expires.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyI refer the Hon Member to the details of the duration of the treaty set out in the Explanatory Memorandum published on 22 May 2025, and to the extensive discussion of all these issues that has subsequently taken place during the passage of the Bill.