Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 25403

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Tabled: 21 January 2025

Answered: 30 January 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the annual difference between (a) the current cost of administering the British Indian Ocean Territory and (b) the proposed cost of leasing the

Answer

Stephen Doughty

It is established practice not to publish payments made for overseas military bases.The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office provides funding to the BIOT Administration to help support the good governance of the Territory. In FY 23/24, the FCDO p...

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