Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 61129

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Tabled: 19 June 2025

Answered: 24 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q11 of the oral evidence given by Professor Philippe Sands to the International Relations and Defence Committee in the House of Lords on 11 June 2025, whether Annex 1, paragraph 2 of the UK-Maur

Answer

Luke Pollard

It is standard practice for basing arrangements to include an agreement to inform a host nation about military action from their territory. As I have explained to the right hon. Gentleman before, Annex 1, paragraph 2 of the Chagos Archipelago treaty, once...

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