United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 81887
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
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14 October 2025
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22 October 2025 · Answer
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22 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the US Government will be charged for use of the military base on Diego Garcia under the terms of the draft UK-Mauritius Treaty.
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14 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the US Government will be charged for use of the military base on Diego Garcia under the terms of the draft UK-Mauritius Treaty.
Source: Commons
22 October 2025
Answer
The UK does not charge the US Government for the use of the military base on Diego Garcia and does not intend to do so. The US pays for the significant operating and maintenance costs of the base and the UK benefits considerably from this arrangement.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-14/81887
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1840883
- uk · wq-1840883 · source updated 22 October 2025