| Heading: |
Diego Garcia: Military Bases |
| Question ID: |
1816493 |
| UIN: |
62583 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4066 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Priti Patel
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| Asking Member handle: |
pritipatel
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@pritipatel
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1(b)(viii) of Annex 1 of the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what the notification process will be for informing Mauritius about (a) |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-30 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4682 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Luke Pollard
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| Answering Member handle: |
LukePollard
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LukePollard
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| Answer text: |
As Annex 1, paragraph 1(b)(viii) of the treaty confirms, the United Kingdom will have unrestricted ability to permit access, basing and overflight for non-United Kingdom and non-United States of America aircraft and vessels. Aircraft accessing Diego Garci... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |