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HANSARDGibraltar: UK-EU TreatyAs I set out yesterday, the timetable is not entirely in our control, because it relates to the other party in the treaty, the EU, and its processes. Mr Speaker, you will know…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important question on behalf of his constituents. Our long-term national interest, and indeed the interest of businesses in his constituency, requires a…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises a crucial issue, and I work closely with the Security Minister and others on these matters. Our electoral system is highly resilient and to date we have not…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman will know that we have publicly accessible registers in some of the overseas territories—in Gibraltar and Montserrat—and there has been welcome progress…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister for the Cabinet Office has set out answers to those questions.21 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThere has been much speculation in recent weeks about the state of the Diego Garcia treaty and the associated Bill, and—with your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker—I will take this…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI will start by thanking the right hon. Lady, who has rightly scrutinised many different aspects of this matter over many months. I have come dutifully to answer many questions, I…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy hon. Friend sets out the fundamental issue: the risks to the operation of the base, which the Opposition knew all along. That is why they started the process, to which we have…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI will happily write to the hon. Gentleman on that matter, but what I am absolutely clear about is that it was his Government who started the process of negotiations, under the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI thank the hon. Member for his comments and for his continued engagement in good faith throughout the process. I can absolutely assure him that in due course we will return to…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe right hon. Gentleman is clearly familiar with the history, so he will know the judgments in the courts of England and Wales on the matter of the right of abode. I am not going…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Gentleman will understand that I am not going to comment on operational details from the Dispatch Box, but the Prime Minister has been absolutely clear about which…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Lady asks an important question and, to be fair, the shadow Foreign Secretary asked it too. I can absolutely confirm that the costs associated with the treaty cannot be…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Gentleman raises many, many issues. The situation is clear for all to see. I have set out why the legislation is not able to make the progress we had hoped it would make…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI have a lot of respect for the hon. Gentleman, but he is simply wrong on this point about the Chagossians. The reality is that there is a range of views within the Chagossian…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThey are illegal and they are not appropriate; it is a dangerous environment and it is not appropriate for them to be on there. We are disappointed by the judgment that was made.…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI answered that question very clearly a moment ago in response to the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Dame Harriett Baldwin).13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillOn the hon. Lady’s last point, I am sure she can see the absurdity of what she and others appear to be supporting. This is a dangerous political stunt that is putting lives at…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI have set out on a number of occasions very clearly the risks to the operation of the base; they were well understood by the Opposition, in particular by those who served as…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI simply must thoroughly disagree with the right hon. Gentleman. Our national security and that of our allies has been paramount in putting forward this treaty and this deal to…13 Apr 2026