Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 41009
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Mark Francois
Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the annual payment for the lease of Diego Garcia under the proposed Chagos Islands agreement will be funded from the defence budget; and what impact this will have on the Government’s commitment to increa
Answer
Luke PollardThe funding arrangements for the treaty are still being finalised and no decision has been made at this time.