Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 25390

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Tabled: 21 January 2025

Answered: 24 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the US lease on the Diego Garcia military base expires.

Answer

Luke Pollard

There is no lease with respect to Diego Garcia. US presence and operations in the British Indian Ocean Territory are governed by a series of international agreements, beginning with a 1966 Exchange of Notes between the US and UK.