Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 64734
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the earlier draft of the UK-Mauritius Treaty from October 2024 gave the UK a unilateral right to extend the lease after the initial 99 year period.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyAs the Foreign Secretary said in his statement to Parliament in October 2024, the UK negotiated a right to extend the duration of the Treaty beyond 99 years. This was subsequently included in Article 13 of the Treaty.