Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 36670
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 13 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial arrangements have been made for the continued lease of the Diego Garcia military base; and what estimate he has made of the annual costs of that base.
Answer
Luke PollardThere is no lease with respect to Diego Garcia. US presence and operations in the British Indian Ocean Territory are governed by a series of international agreements, beginning with a 1966 Exchange of Notes between the US and UK The direct cost to the Min...
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