Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 57675

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Tabled: 5 June 2025

Answered: 10 June 2025

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Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on 22 May 2025, on the level of contributions from the United S

Answer

Luke Pollard

The US continues to pay for the operating and maintenance costs of the Naval Support Facility on Diego Garcia. Our initial assessment is that the UK/Mauritius Agreement is unlikely to have any significant impact, in the short-term, on the operating and ma...

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