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HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Member is speaking very well on behalf of his constituents. He will acknowledge that the argument for Chagossians having a right of nationality and abode in Britain was…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe agreement that was reached between the British and Mauritian Governments in 1965 was to separate the Chagos islands from Mauritius. Decolonisation processes of the UN and all…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am pleased to be able to say something in the debate. The points made about the history of this really need to be amplified a bit more. It was a disgraceful deal, done in 1965…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 BillHave the meetings undertaken by the Minister of State, the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty), included all the Chagossian groups, including the Chagos…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillCould I ask the Minister to return to the human cost and the human story? In 1968, the Chagossians first began to be removed from Diego Garcia and the archipelago. Their treatment…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Palestine Action: Proscription and ProtestsMay I ask the Minister to reflect for a moment on the fact that this is the largest number of people arrested since the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force? Those people who were…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastThe Foreign Secretary chose very carefully his words about arms supplies that could be used in Gaza. Could he now be a bit clearer with the House? Are we still supplying parts for…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Birmingham Bin StrikesCould the Minister explain this? I understand the issues of equal pay, and I think equal pay is essential, important and legally necessary, but what we have here is a reduction in…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Orgreave InquiryFirst, I welcome the statement that has been made by the Minister today. It is an enormous step forward, and we should pay a huge tribute to the Orgreave Truth and Justice…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI understand the points the Secretary of State makes about the levels of pollution and damage to our natural world and environment by the water industry over the past 30 years,…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastLast week, in Bogotá, the Hague Group met, led by South Africa. Those nations pledged to support the ICC and the ICJ, to refuse all arms sales to Israel, to refuse the…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI am grateful to the Minister. The question that many of us want to put to him is this: why has he linked these three organisations together? He clearly has made a judgment on…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismAs the debate opened, I intervened on the Minister, and I am grateful to him for giving way. I just need an explanation—I hope that we will get one—as to why groups are always put…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI will not. That letter comes from Bibi Khan, the chair of North London Council of Mosques, and Muhammad Uddin from Newham Muslim Forum, on behalf of the London councils of…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Can you consult the Speaker’s Office on whether, before the start of the debate on the statutory instrument on the prevention of…02 Jul 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyWill the Minister confirm that 40 years ago the most disgusting, cynical injustice was done against the Chagos islanders and that it was their resolute campaigning over…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismOn that point, will the Minister give way?02 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe hon. Member is making an excellent speech. Would it not be a sensible way forward if the House simply passed the excellent reasoned amendment moved by the hon. Member for York…01 Jul 2025