Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 116198
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Mauritian Government on the potential impact of Treaty of Pelindaba on the operation of nuclear weapons on the Diego Garcia military base.
Answer
Luke PollardAs the hon. Gentleman will recall from me repeatedly saying in the Commons, and again from his time as a Defence Minister, it is longstanding UK policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at any given location. The UK and Mauritius...
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