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Commons Chamber
British Indian Ocean Territory - Wed 28 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Julian Lewis (Con - New Forest East) Ministers keep saying “How dare you compare this with the Falkland Islands?” - Speech Link
2: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) Gentleman and I have visited the Falkland Islands, although on different occasions. - Speech Link
3: Andrew Rosindell (RUK - Romford) The Falkland Islands could have gone the same way. - Speech Link
4: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) The Falkland Islands Government have noted that the agreement has“no impact on the self-determination - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Consideration of Lords amendments - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) They failed to secure protections for the outer islands, for example. - Speech Link
2: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Stamford) Some “very tiny islands”. - Speech Link
3: Andrew Rosindell (RUK - Romford) We sent a taskforce to rescue the Falkland Islands. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Priti Patel (Con - Witham) malign influence of China and Russia, and their benefiting directly from the surrender of the Chagos islands - Speech Link
2: Mark Sewards (Lab - Leeds South West and Morley) I proudly declare that I will be visiting the Falkland Islands as a guest of their Government next month - Speech Link
3: Hamish Falconer (Lab - Lincoln) We remain strong defenders of the Falkland Islands as part of our global great British family. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Arctic Security - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Commons Chamber
Ukraine - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: John Slinger (Lab - Rugby) Britain has a proud track record: the world wars; the cold war; the liberation of the Falkland Islands - Speech Link


Written Statements
UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2025 - Tue 13 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) attended by elected leaders and representatives from Anguilla, Ascension, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage part two - Tue 13 Jan 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: None Grantham of my late noble friend Lady Thatcher, who stood up to Argentine aggression and defended the Falkland - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Report stage - Mon 05 Jan 2026
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Morrow (DUP - Life peer) or parts of islands. - Speech Link
2: Lord Morrow (DUP - Life peer) Although the Gilbert Islands and the Ellice Islands were separated by 800 miles and comprised different - Speech Link
3: Baroness Meyer (Con - Life peer) Above all, they have a profound and enduring connection to their islands. - Speech Link
4: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP - Life peer) We need only to cast our minds back to the Gibraltar referendum in 2002 and the Falkland Islands referendum - Speech Link
5: None health may prevent them from returning to the islands. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Venezuela: US Military - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Mark Pritchard (Con - The Wrekin) President Reagan had his famous wobble over the Falkland Islands but eventually he came to the right - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Committee stage part one - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) The rights of BIOT citizens are, or should be, central to the future of the islands. - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) It is not a position that the Falkland Islands would want to be in. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) Both the UK and Mauritius are committed to protecting the unique environment around the islands. - Speech Link
4: Lord Morrow (DUP - Life peer) If we reject this Bill, the islands could not be given to Mauritius. - Speech Link
5: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (DUP - Life peer) There are a number of examples, from Sri Lanka to Djibouti to the Solomon Islands. - Speech Link