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HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI will conclude my remarks—I am sorry but I have taken a number of interventions today. Since coming into power, this Government have been clear on our deep regret for the way in…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI will continue with my remarks, because I want to finish shortly. The strength of the deal and the protection of national security is exactly why the US endorsed the deal last…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThe hon. Member will know that these matters have been shared before with the House. Perhaps I may remind him what US Secretary Hegseth said: “The UK’s (very important) deal with…28 Jan 2026HANSARDRace Equality Engagement GroupThe race equality engagement group, chaired by the wonderful Baroness Lawrence, is determined to tackle race inequalities and barriers to opportunity. Strengthening the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDNon-disclosure Agreements: Workplace Harassment and DiscriminationThe Secretary of State for Business and Trade has stated that the delivery of the non-disclosure agreement measure is his personal priority. The Government will be consulting on…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI thank the shadow Defence Secretary for his intervention. It is a long-standing policy, as he will know this from having been in government, that we do not comment on operational…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThe hon. Member will have heard me say that before the UK can ratify the treaty, we will need to do the following: pass primary and secondary legislation; update the UK-US…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryLet me make a little progress before giving way to the right hon. Gentleman. In November 2022, the former Foreign Secretary said that “taking into account relevant legal…28 Jan 2026HANSARDNon-disclosure Agreements: Workplace Harassment and DiscriminationI thank my right hon. Friend for her work both in this area and with Zelda Perkins, who has rightly been recognised in the new year honours list. I am proud that our Employment…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI give way to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans).28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI will continue my remarks. It is as if the Conservatives cannot decide who is speaking from the Front Bench today. As Lord Coaker told the other place in November, the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDRace Equality Engagement GroupMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. The race equality engagement group is engaging with minority communities across the country to tackle inequality. We are committed to…28 Jan 2026HANSARDRace Equality Engagement GroupAs I have highlighted, we are continuing to move forward with our plans. We published the call for evidence and are analysing the responses. We will update the House on our plans…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI will finish my remarks on this point. The ICJ concluded that “the United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago as…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryIt is a pleasure to respond to this debate. Let me start by saying that the Government oppose the motion. The treaty guarantees full UK operational control of Diego Garcia for…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThe right hon. Member could not have known it, but I was on the first line of a page of comments on that exact issue. I am sorry that he chose that moment to interrupt…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryIs that in order, Mr Speaker?28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThank you, Mr Speaker.28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryNo. Furthermore, I will have no truck with Reform, which has no record on supporting the security of our country, especially given what has happened in Wales. The Opposition may…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryLet me make a few remarks before I give way. The motion proposes a wildly exaggerated cost, in contrast to the actual costings published by this Government at the time of the…28 Jan 2026