Found: 2026 Dear Emily, Thank you for your 27 May letter regarding the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Found: House of Commons Library Research Briefing, 29 April 2026. 20 The Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Found: issues affecting these Territories, including the provisions of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reintroduce the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill; and whether they plan to negotiate a new Memorandum of Understanding on this subject with the government of the United States of America.

Answered by Lord Wood of Anfield - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Diego Garcia is a key strategic military asset for both the UK and the US, which has protected our shared security for nearly 60 years. Maintaining long-term operational control and security of Diego Garcia is the entire basis for the UK-Mauritius Agreement. We will continue to work with the US and Mauritius to find a way forward that is in the UK's best interests and protects our national security.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 1016 on Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill, what is the nature of the ongoing discussions.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

I refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Mr Doughty), in the House of Commons on 13 April 2026, who confirmed that the UK continues to engage closely with the United States and with Mauritius on the way forward for the UK-Mauritius Agreement.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much money has been saved from her Department's budget as a result of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill not completing its passage in each financial year for the remainder of the current Parliament.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

No payments are due under the terms of the UK-Mauritius agreement until the Treaty has been ratified. Full details of the proposed payments have already been published in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Treaty.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total savings are for each financial year for the remainder of the current parliament owing to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill not completing its passage through Parliament before the end of the previous session.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Funding associated with the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory remains subject to ongoing discussions and will continue to be managed as part of the Department's usual financial planning processes, in conjunction with His Majesty's Treasury.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her department will cease the passage of the Diego Garcia Military Base & BIOT Bill, in respect to the ruling by Justice Lewis that reinstated the Right of Abode for Chagossians on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the statement I made to the House on 13 April, and the answers I provided to questions raised in response, except for matters of ongoing litigation, where I am unable to comment at this time.

Found: The government did not proceed with ping pong on the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Found: Policing Bill 25 February 202527 Crime and Policing Bill 2024– 25 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Found: to Lords regarding issues discussed during the Oral Statement on the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill