Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 33701

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Tabled: 25 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether payments to Mauritius for the continued lease of the Diego Garcia military base will be

Answer

Luke Pollard

The terms of the treaty are still being finalised, once the treaty is finalised it will be put before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual way.