Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 32985

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025
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Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether changes have been made to the mechanisms by which the proposed lease of the military base on Diego Garcia can be extended in the proposed UK-Mauritius Treaty since 3

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The Treaty will last for an initial 99 years and may be extended for a further 40 years (and beyond) by agreement between the UK and Mauritius. The UK will also have the right to first refusal on the use of Diego Garcia which, if exercised, would prevent ...

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