Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 36636
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2025 to Question 32985 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, whether the proposed treaty announced on 3 October 2024 would have permitted the
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe treaty will allow the UK and US to continue to operate the base as we have done for the next 99 years, with a provision to extend and the right of first refusal.