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HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryMy right hon. Friend is completely right. There is a precedent here. The Falkland Islands could have gone the same way. Gibraltar could have gone the same way—indeed, the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI will make some progress. With assurances from the United States, and given precedents around the world where indigenous people live alongside military installations, in 2016 I…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryGiven that the President believes this deal to be “an act of GREAT STUPIDITY”, perhaps the Prime Minister should show some courage, withdraw this legislation and scrap this…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI will not give way at this stage. As I think all Members on both sides of the House will know, few issues have consumed so much of the 25 years of my parliamentary life as the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI have one simple question for the hon. Member. Is it now Conservative party policy to give self-determination and the right of resettlement to the Chagossian people?28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Bus ManufacturingGood morning, Dr Murrison. As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Falkirk (Euan Stainbank) and my good friend the hon.…27 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWhen the historians write about this period of British history, those who have engineered this betrayal of British sovereignty over the King’s islands, along with the complete…26 Jan 2026HANSARD International Day of EducationI will go back to the point. We are told that there is no money for the British Council, yet somehow we find the cash for all sorts of other things: for housing the people who are…22 Jan 2026HANSARD International Day of EducationIt is a great privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I put on the record my thanks to the hon. Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous), who secured…22 Jan 2026HANSARD International Day of EducationI will certainly do so. To say one brief thing to the hon. Member, the letter was written to reflect the consensus of an all-party parliamentary group that I happened to be the…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI agree with the right hon. Member for Chorley (Sir Lindsay Hoyle), who has said that these elections should go ahead. Indeed, democracy delayed is democracy denied. In the past,…22 Jan 2026HANSARD International Day of EducationWill the Minister give way on that point?22 Jan 2026HANSARD International Day of EducationWill the Minister give way?22 Jan 2026HANSARD International Day of EducationThat was a fine intervention and I entirely endorse everything the hon. Gentleman said. One of the reasons Britain has had so much outreach around the world is because of our…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will remember that nearly a decade ago, on 17 November 2016, I asked a question on the subject of the resettlement and subsequent self-determination of the…22 Jan 2026HANSARD International Day of EducationI am so pleased that the hon. Member has raised that point. With your permission, Ms Vaz, I will answer it.22 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: ReferendumsI am not going to give way because I know what the hon. Member is going to say. In my borough there have been no delays or restructuring for many years, so it has not affected my…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: ReferendumsThe right hon. Member for Newark.21 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: ReferendumsCan the hon. Member will tell us whether it was also in the Labour manifesto to abolish local council elections?21 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: ReferendumsAll of us knock on doors and talk to our constituents. The thing they are really unhappy about, in all councils, is the fact that councils are not operating effectively and…21 Jan 2026