§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the United Kingdom has any form of defence agreement with Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LuceThe only such agreement is the 1947 United Kingdom-Ceylon defence agreement. This provides that the two Governments may give to each other
such military assistance for the security of their territories, for defence against external aggression and for the protection of essential communications as it may be in their mutual interest to provide.It has never been invoked by either Government.