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HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWith the Committee’s permission, I beg leave to withdraw.18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMay I press the Minister on that point? I am very grateful to her for giving way. She said that there was an existential threat to the base. So that I have understood that…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillIn the absence of the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, I should like to move the amendment standing in his name. Amendments 3 and 4 are about the rights of Chagossians to bear children in…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I just want to add my voice to those of my noble friend Lord Lilley and the noble Lord, Lord Weir. If the Chagos Islands had remained inhabited, this issue of…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe proposal has come from the Chagossian population. That is what we mean by self-determination. It is not for us to lay down whether they should have full sovereignty or partial…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, if I may intervene—18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI think lots of positions will be endlessly stated on that; I am not going to take it any further now. I do not see anyone changing their minds about that, but I would like to…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I introduce Amendment 29 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, who is prevented by a family illness from being here. His amendment draws attention to the…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe Chagossian people have made it very clear what they want. They had their own opinion poll on the subject, and that has been independently verified: 99.22% of people voted for…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillForgive me, but I am not sure that is quite true. I do not think the Americans wanted the entire archipelago voided of population; they were satisfied with having Diego Garcia.…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I will start with the amendment from my noble friend Lord Callanan and the objection to it from the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, which was that this wasincompatible…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, I beg leave to move the amendment standing in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Morrow. The financial aspects of this Bill are the easiest for people not involved to…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillYes.18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThat is extremely helpful. I very much welcome my noble friend’s intervention.18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI will, of course, invite an intervention. I do not know what the rules are on intervening on an intervention.18 Nov 2025HANSARDCaribbean: US Military ActionMy Lords, His Majesty’s Government quite properly did not recognise the last Venezuelan election, which was marred by fraud and widespread human rights abuses. I ask the Minister…12 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy Lords, we have an opportunity to right an old wrong and prevent a new injustice. We have an opportunity to stop the handover of tens of millions of pounds a year—billions in…04 Nov 2025HANSARDElon MuskMy Lords, we have just had 10 minutes of people on the Government Benches saying why they disagree with Elon Musk. Do not basic fairness and reciprocity imply that he has an…04 Nov 2025