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Diego Garcia: Radio Frequencies

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 6 March 2025UIN 34787

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the proposed agreement with Mauritius on the Chagos Islands contains a clause allowing other States to use the allocated electromagnetic spectrum in the British Indian Ocean Territory; and what steps his Department is taking to help prevent risks to the Automated Digital Network System 3.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Details of the Treaty agreed between the UK and Mauritius will come before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual manner following its signature. We routinely assess the range of potential threats to the operation of the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia.

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