Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 60159

RAF Akrotiri

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether RAF Akrotiri and Dhekelia will remain an Overseas Territory.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The UK Government retains sovereignty over the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBAs) under the 1960 Treaty of Establishment. The UK Government remains resolutely committed to the SBAs, which make an important contribution to the security of...
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