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HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI am a little worried that the Minister is confusing Ministers coming to the Dispatch Box and not answering questions with proper scrutiny of what is going on, so here is a very…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThe hon. Gentleman is making a number of serious points. Does he see, as I do, a sort of parallel between President Trump’s egregious suggestion that NATO troops were, allegedly,…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI must tweak what my hon. Friend just said. Although there is discretion for the Mauritian Government to give permission for a nuclear-armed vessel to visit temporarily, for…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend—as I will always regard him, having known him for the past 40 years and knowing that his patriotism is beyond question—for giving way.…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI think there is a further twist, because the Pelindaba treaty not only prohibits the storing of nuclear weapons on the territory of Mauritius, which the Chagos islands would…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryVery specifically, the Minister has read out something about what can be stored on the island. Can that include, and does it include, nuclear weapons? And on the earlier point…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryPathological.28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territoryrose—28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI have a helpful suggestion. I know that I cannot commit my party as a whole, but let me speak personally. If the Government change their position, I—and, I am sure, my right hon.…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI am a great admirer of the hon. Gentleman; he is courteous and thoughtful, and I always listen to what he says with great focus and attention. He is criticising the dangers of…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillMay I take the Secretary of State back to the earlier exchange about Northern Ireland veterans? I have some good news and some bad news for him. The good news is that I strongly…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillIt is all well and good to say that defence spending has increased since it was realised that the peace dividend is inappropriate for a post-Ukraine invasion situation, but the…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe Minister is keeping up a brave face in public, but when he goes back to his colleagues he will have to tell them that the only contribution from his own Back Benches was to…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Police Reform White PaperI congratulate the Home Secretary on having attracted dozens of her Back Benchers to support her, when the Foreign Affairs Minister responding to the urgent question just before…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillWill my hon. Friend allow me?26 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationIt is often said, and rightly, that what is very important is that families should find out the truth about what happened. Which scenario makes it more likely that families will…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationOh!21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationIn the limited time available, I shall try to address a few of the basic issues, including those on which I intervened earlier. It became fairly obvious towards the end of the…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationMay I remind the Secretary of State—I know that he knows it, as he has heard it from me and others many times before—that there is nothing about creating a false equivalence…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and ReconciliationDoes the right hon. Gentleman accept that the people on this side of the argument who oppose what is happening today, do so not because we do not wish people who did wrong to face…21 Jan 2026