Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Commons · Question 114178 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she considered the the future of Diego Garcia after the 99-year lease agreed in the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill expires.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 6 Mar 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the details of the duration of the treaty set out in the Explanatory Memorandum published on 22 May 2025, and to the extensive discussion of all these issues that has subsequently taken place during the passage of the Bill.