Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 35677
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the autonomy of the UK and US operations on Diego Garcia.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyWe will retain full control over Diego Garcia with robust provisions to keep adversaries out. These include unrestricted access to and use of the base for the UK and US, including control over the electromagnetic spectrum; a buffer zone around Diego Garci...
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