Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 99129
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia on the UK's permanent joint operating posture in the wider I
Answer
Al CarnsThe military base on Diego Garcia will continue to support the UK's joint operating posture in the Indo-Pacific and will retain its strategic utility for allied power projection across the Indian Ocean and Pacific region. The UK-Mauritius Agreement ensure...
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