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RAF Akrotiri

Commons · Question 60159 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

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

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 23 Jun 2025

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...