Written Question·Treasury·UIN 21589

Military Bases: Diego Garcia

Tabled: 3 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14333 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, which Departments will incur the costs of the (a) lease of the military base, (b) economic partnership and (c) Chagossian

Answer

Darren Jones

The UK-Mauritius treaty enabling the continued operation of the base on Diego Garcia is still subject to finalisation and signature. Financial obligations arising from this agreement, including departmental budgetary responsibilities, will be managed resp...

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