questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a formal request to the US to support the costs of the proposed lease for the military base at Diego Garcia.
answerText: The treaty will be between the UK and Mauritius. The base is an essential part of the UK-US defence relationship, and the US contributes a great deal to the operating cost of the base.  Once the treaty is signed it will be put before both Houses for scrut...
heading: Diego Garcia: Military Bases