Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 62856

Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Tabled: 25 June 2025

Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US government is required to seek permission from the UK in order to launch offensive military action from Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia under the UK-Mauritius Treaty.

Answer

Luke Pollard

Annex 1, paragraph 1(b)(i) of the treaty sets out that the United Kingdom will have unrestricted ability to control the conduct and deployment of armed operations. No permission is required as a result of this treaty, as US operations from Diego Garcia ar...

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