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HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I was going to say that this has been an excellent debate, but it has not really been much of a debate seeing as nobody from the Labour side has bothered to get up and…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am happy that my noble friend gives way, because, since the noble Lord intervened on me earlier, I have had a chance to check the facts of the case and, unsurprisingly, he is…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillIs she saying that the United States has agreed to abrogate that treaty?18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI heard that, but that was not in fact the question that I asked. If the original agreement is still in force—it is still an international treaty and is presumably still lodged—I…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, Amendment 6 is linked to Amendment 79 in this group. Amendment 6 would link the Bill’s effect to the treaty. If we were to make this amendment, the moment the treaty…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillTo give him some more money.18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions. As usual, my noble friend Lord Lilley made an excellent contribution to the debate, and I thank the Minister for her reply. I do not…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am not being niggly; I am just repeating the questions that I asked. Who will be the members of the commission? How will they be appointed? Those are the questions that I asked.…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe Minister will not be surprised that I am not convinced by her arguments. I am sure this is something that we will return to at later stages of the Bill but, in the meantime, I…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, it is now 10.48 pm. There are not many Members remaining in the Chamber. The next group of amendments is very long and relates to a very important issue, so I invite the…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her answers, but I think the debate reflects the complexity of the environmental provisions. As my noble friend said, it is a shame that we…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWell, the Government have said on a number of occasions that ratification does not come into effect until this legislation comes into effect.18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI thank my noble friend Lord Hannan of Kingsclere for moving Amendment 3 on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Morrow. We all hope his family member gets well soon. I also thank the…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the Minister tell us how much? There is a difference between the money that is spent from her aid budget in the FCDO and the money spent from the MoD. If it is such a simple,…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI was not asking for an explanation of how the different split works between Foreign Office money and ODA money; I was simply asking her how much of the Bill is spent from the…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThat was part of the question: how much is coming out of the ODA budget?18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWhy does the Minister not just tell us how much?18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill18 Nov 2025