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HANSARD Suicide PreventionI thank the hon. Lady for all the work she does with the APPG. I am looking holistically at the different parts of what we are trying to do in this space. I have already outlined…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Suicide PreventionI thank the hon. Member for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme (Lee Pitcher). He honours John by securing the debate. All hon. Members who have spoken have honoured…11 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 September.10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsOne year on from the election, the country has seen a Transport Secretary resign over fraud, an anti-corruption Minister investigated for corruption, a homelessness Minister…10 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe Minister has made it absolutely apparent that this is about the long-term security of the base, so could he explain why, under article 13, if after 99 years the Mauritians…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe Minister challenged the Opposition and the shadow Chancellor about our position on net present value, but the reason is that the use of NPV is unprecedented. It is used for…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the Minister give way?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillCan the Minister point to any other country in the world that has used NPV to give away sovereignty? As far as I am aware, there is none, so why are we pioneering that way forward?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillAbsolutely, the Minister says it is within the Green Book. Absolutely not, because it has a perfect place in domestic use for commercial practicalities, not for international…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Billrose —09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillIs this not the point that we have heard time and again from Government Members? This deal runs out in 99 years, and at that point Mauritius can simply close the base or hand it…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Member is making a powerful point. We heard an impassioned defence not to bring the Falkland Islands or other British overseas territories into this, but Gibraltar and…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillGiven the importance of the Chagos islands to our defence, has the hon. Gentleman’s Committee thought about even doing a review into the Chagos islands and what this would look…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillIt is. It is true about the legally binding aspect within the area that the tribunal covers, but that does not cover sovereignty, as we learned in 2015 when the tribunal sided…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the Minister give way?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMay I say how much of an honour it is to follow the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn)? Although we do not necessarily agree on a lot of policy, I am always…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the hon. Member give way?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the Minister give way on that point?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the hon. Member give way?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillOn that basis, there were 17 rounds of formal negotiations for the Falkland Islands between ’65 and ’82. What would the outcome be under the hon. Gentleman’s way forward?09 Sept 2025