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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Commons · Question 114177 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of the public purse of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 3 Mar 2026

I refer the Hon Member to the details of the forecast cost at the time, and duration of the treaty set out in the Explanatory Memorandum published on 22 May 2025, and to the extensive discussion of all these issues and methodologies that has subsequently ...