HC Deb 13 February 1987 vol 110 c365W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to establish defence facilities at Boddam Island in the Chagos Archipelago.

Mr. Stanley

Under the terms of the 1966 exchange of notes between the United Kingdom and the United States, the whole of the British Indian Ocean territory is available for defence purposes. We have no plans to establish any defence facilities on Boddam Island.