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1149014

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Diego Garcia: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the contribution made by the Diego Garcia military base towards US and UK operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>​The joint United Kingdom-US defence facility on BIOT contributes significantly to global security. In a region facing growing threats from state and non-state actors, the strategic location of BIOT enables the US and the United Kingdom to better some of the most challenging threats in modern times.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/10/2019 16:05:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1149015

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Diego Garcia: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss the importance of the Diego Garcia military base with his US counterpart at the forthcoming NATO summit in December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The details of meetings for the NATO summit have yet to be finalised. The joint United Kingdom-US defence facility on BIOT is the result of a uniquely close and active defence and security partnership between two long-standing allies. In a region facing growing threats from state and non-state actors, it helps keep people in Britain and around the world safe from some of the most challenging threats to international peace and security.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/10/2019 16:07:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1222827

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2020
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Diego Garcia: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the financial arrangement is between the UK and the US in relation to the air base in Diego Garcia.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	72185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>We receive no financial payment from the US in relation to the UK/US military facility on Diego Garcia.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2020 13:59:03 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1678477

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Diego Garcia: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reassurances his Department has received from the government of Mauritius on the future of the military base in Diego Garcia.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	7304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>The joint UK/US military base on Diego Garcia plays a crucial role in combating some of the most challenging threats to regional and international security.</p><p> </p><p>The UK and Mauritius have conducted several rounds of negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago. The UK and Mauritius have reiterated that any agreement between our two countries will ensure the continued effective operation of joint UK/US military base on Diego Garcia.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 7305 question first answered 12/01/2024 10:54:40 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski