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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Commons · Question 1531 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 21 May 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much money has been saved from her Department's budget as a result of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill not completing its passage in

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 21 May 2026

No payments are due under the terms of the UK-Mauritius agreement until the Treaty has been ratified. Full details of the proposed payments have already been published in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Treaty.