Written question asked by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 September 2025. It was answered by Stephen Doughty (Labour) on Monday, 22 September 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date he agreed to remove the provision to provide the UK with a unilateral right to extend the 99-year lease for the use of Diego Garcia from the draft UK-Mauritius Treaty.
- Answer
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As we have consistently said, we are not going to provide a commentary on the negotiations, nor our implementation talks. The final, agreed Treaty has been laid in Parliament.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 75282
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Mauritius Military bases Diego Garcia Sovereignty
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- 2026-04-09 12:49:47 +0100
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