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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Parliamentary timeline for Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill, session 39 session. Bill type: Government Bill. Current stage: Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons.


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2026

34 events
16 Apr 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government will make time for a substantive debate and vote in both Houses during the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 period for the UK-EU Agreement

Why linked: April 2026 PQ asking whether the Government will provide a substantive debate and vote on the Treaty under the CRAG process — directly engaging this thread's statutory hook.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government will make time for a substantive debate and vote in both Houses during the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 period for the UK-EU Agreement

10 Mar 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to pause the passage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill until the Metropolitan Police investigation into

Why linked: PQ asking whether the Government will pause the Bill's passage — directly on this Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to pause the passage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill until the Metropolitan Police investigation …

6 Mar 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she considered the the future of Diego Garcia after the 99-year lease agreed in the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill expires.

Why linked: PQ on the future of Diego Garcia after the 99-year lease agreed in this Bill — directly on the Bill's substantive provisions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she considered the the future of Diego Garcia after the 99-year lease agreed in the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill expires.

3 Mar 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of the public purse of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill.

Why linked: PQ on cost to the public purse of the Bill — directly on the Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of the public purse of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill.

2 Mar 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to pause the passage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill until the Metrop

Why linked: PQ asking the Home Department to pause the Bill — directly on this Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to pause the passage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill …

2 Mar 2026 | Written question Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to pause the passage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill until after the (a) release and (b) full assessm

Why linked: PQ asking the FCDO to pause the Bill's passage — directly on this Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to pause the passage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill until after the (a) release …

19 Jan 2026 | Research House of Commons Library linked direct

Consideration of Lords amendments

Why linked: Commons Library briefing CBP-10464 specifically prepared for Commons consideration of Lords amendments to this Bill on 20 January 2026.

Type: Commons Briefing Paper (CBP-10464) The House of Commons will consider Lord's amendments to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Ocean Territory Bill on 20 January 2026.

2025

53 events
17 Dec 2025 | Research International Relations and Defence Committee linked direct

2nd Report - Chagossian views on the UK-Mauritius Chagos Agreement

Why linked: Lords International Relations and Defence Committee 2nd Report on Chagossian views on the UK-Mauritius Chagos Agreement — a substantive scrutiny report on the Bill's underlying treaty.

Lords International Relations and Defence Committee 2nd Report on Chagossian views on the UK-Mauritius Chagos Agreement — a substantive scrutiny report on the Bill's underlying treaty.

4 Nov 2025 | Lords stages Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Lords stages

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago. Originated in the Commons.

30 Oct 2025 | Research House of Lords Library linked direct

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Why linked: Lords Library Note LLN-2025-0040 on this Bill, prepared ahead of Lords Second Reading.

Type: Lords Library Note (LLN-2025-0040) The Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill would provide for the implementation of the UK-Mauritius agreement on the Chagos archipelago in UK domestic law ahead of the government ratifying the treaty. …

20 Oct 2025 | Third reading Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Third reading

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago.

20 Oct 2025 | Committee stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Committee of the whole House

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago.

9 Sep 2025 | Second reading Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Second reading

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago.

15 Jul 2025 | Bill introduced Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

First reading

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago.

25 Jun 2025 | Research Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office evidence

UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (HL Paper 146, 9th Report, Session 2024–25)

Why linked: Filled the "UK-US Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) implications for Diego Garcia" gap via web research

The House of Lords International Agreements Committee's formal scrutiny report on the UK-Mauritius treaty, published 25 June 2025. It directly addresses SOFA implications, noting that the treaty's powers permit the UK to 'enter into a status of forces agreement with …

2024

3 events
29 Jan 2024 | Memorandum linked direct

We recommend that the existing requirement to provide an explanatory memorandum along with the treaty in Section 24 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is retained.

Why linked: Matched expansion phrase: Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010

We recommend that the existing requirement to provide an explanatory memorandum along with the treaty in Section 24 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is retained. Type: recommendation | Number: 16 | Paragraph: 69 | Response status: accepted …

2021

1 event
9 Aug 2021 | Guidance Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office evidence

Chagossian Support Package 2021 to 2022: Call for Bids Guidance

Why linked: Filled the "Chagos Islanders resettlement and compensation frameworks" gap via web research

An FCDO guidance document setting out the operational framework for the £40 million Chagossian support package announced in November 2016, defining five delivery areas (education, health, employment, social care, and culture) and the grant-disbursement process for Chagossian communities in the …

2016

1 event
1 Feb 2016 | Consultation outcome Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office evidence

BIOT Resettlement Policy Review: Summary of Responses

Why linked: Filled the "Chagos Islanders resettlement and compensation frameworks" gap via web research

The formal summary of public consultation responses to the UK government's British Indian Ocean Territory resettlement policy review, covering Chagossian demand for resettlement and the frameworks considered. Published by the FCO ahead of the November 2016 government decision against resettlement …