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Diego Garcia: Military Bases

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 64734

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the earlier draft of the UK-Mauritius Treaty from October 2024 gave the UK a unilateral right to extend the lease after the initial 99 year period.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

As the Foreign Secretary said in his statement to Parliament in October 2024, the UK negotiated a right to extend the duration of the Treaty beyond 99 years. This was subsequently included in Article 13 of the Treaty.

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