Diego Garcia: USA
Commons · Question 55602 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the US paid for the sub rental of Diego Garcia in the last financial year.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 9 Jun 2025
As agreed in the US-UK Exchange of Notes which governs the US use of Diego Garcia, there is no direct payment between the US and the UK for use of the base. The US pays for the operating and maintenance costs of the Naval Support Facility on Diego Garcia,...