Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Commons · Question 35677 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the autonomy of the UK and US operations on Diego Garcia.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 18 Mar 2025
We will retain full control over Diego Garcia with robust provisions to keep adversaries out. These include unrestricted access to and use of the base for the UK and US, including control over the electromagnetic spectrum; a buffer zone around Diego Garci...