Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 39172

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Tabled: 18 March 2025

Answered: 24 March 2025

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Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35009 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases and with reference to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' Oral Statement of 7 Octobe

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia is a United States defence facility. The 1966 UK-US Exchange of Notes, including the 1976 amendment, sets out that the right to operate and maintain the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia is held by the Government ...

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