Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 62583

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Tabled: 25 June 2025

Answered: 30 June 2025

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Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(b)(viii) of Annex 1 of the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what the notification process will be for informing Mauritius about (a)

Answer

Luke Pollard

As Annex 1, paragraph 1(b)(viii) of the treaty confirms, the United Kingdom will have unrestricted ability to permit access, basing and overflight for non-United Kingdom and non-United States of America aircraft and vessels. Aircraft accessing Diego Garci...

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