Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Commons · Question 62925 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK will need permission from Mauritius to alter operations at Diego Garcia under the terms of the UK-Mauritius agreement on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 3 Jul 2025
No permission is required as a result of the treaty. Annex 1, paragraph 1(b)(i) of the treaty sets out that the United Kingdom will have unrestricted ability to control the conduct and deployment of armed operations.