Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 28 April 2025.
Fabian Hamilton
Labour, Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there are provisions in the agreement on the future of the Chagos Islands for the United States government to contribute financially to the maintenance of the Diego Garcia military base.
Stephen Doughty
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The deal will be between the UK and Mauritius. The base is an essential part of the UK-US defence relationship, and the US contributes a great deal to the operating cost of the base. Once the treaty is signed it will be put before both Houses for scrutiny before ratification in the usual way. This will include costs.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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