A question on #DiegoGarcia #MilitaryBases tabled by Mr Mark Francois on 05-12-2024 has been answered by Luke Pollard.

Heading: Diego Garcia: Military Bases
Question ID: 1747443
UIN: 18105
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-05
Asking Member ID: 1444
Asking Member display name: Mr Mark Francois
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mr Mark Francois
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, Pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 7499 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, what right of (a) access, (b) inspection and (c) veto the Mauritian Government will have to the Chagos ba
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Date answered: 2024-12-11
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Answering Member ID: 4682
Answering Member display name: Luke Pollard
Answering Member handle: LukePollard
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LukePollard
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Answer text: Our primary goal throughout negotiations was to protect the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which plays a crucial role in regional and international security.The operation of the base will continue unchanged with strong protections from malign ...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
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