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Lords Chamber
Royal Navy: Caribbean - Mon 09 Feb 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Lemos (Lab - Life peer) The ship primarily provides support to the British Overseas Territories, including during Caribbean hurricane - Speech Link
2: Lord West of Spithead (Lab - Life peer) based out there does an awful lot of anti-drug work, and that is important for the stability of our overseas - Speech Link
3: Lord Lemos (Lab - Life peer) Caribbean in the Atlantic patrol task force is very important and does a lot of work in supporting the overseas - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Armed Conflict: Children - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Sarah Smith (Lab - Hyndburn) they have provided £241 million in official development assistance to the Occupied Palestinian Territories - Speech Link
2: Sarah Smith (Lab - Hyndburn) specialists, UN agencies and civil society organisations to gain access to the Occupied Palestinian Territories - Speech Link
3: Ayoub Khan (Ind - Birmingham Perry Barr) time when children’s suffering has never been more widespread, the Government chose to halve the overseas - Speech Link
4: Chris Evans (LAB - Caerphilly) Independent stated that nearly 23 million additional deaths are expected by 2030 as a result of cuts in overseas - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
Consideration of Lords amendments - Mon 02 Feb 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Andrew Snowden (Con - Fylde) about how the Bill sits alongside the Government’s wider actions on marine protection in the British overseas - Speech Link
2: Roz Savage (LD - South Cotswolds) our satellite-monitoring capability and our experience in monitoring vast protected areas in the overseas - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
UK Development Partnership Assistance - Thu 29 Jan 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Featherstone (LD - Life peer) Its purpose was to build overseas understanding of Britain’s values, culture and way of life in support - Speech Link
2: Lord Bates (Con - Life peer) Last year, overseas aid was £14 billion. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Con - Life peer) We should not forget that overseas development is not charity. - Speech Link
4: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) Does the FCDO have any concerns about the department’s existing spending on overseas aid? - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: Priti Patel (Con - Witham) I asked this very question here on Monday, but the Minister for the Overseas Territories, who is not - Speech Link
2: Tim Roca (Lab - Macclesfield) We have heard from chief Ministers and leaders of the other British overseas territories how disappointed - Speech Link
3: Kieran Mullan (Con - Bexhill and Battle) The people who we should be worried about are not the people in charge of the British overseas territories—we - Speech Link
4: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con - Huntingdon) On Monday, the Minister of State responsible for the overseas territories, the hon. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Harriett Baldwin (Con - West Worcestershire) in the Labour manifesto, which stated:“Defending our security also means protecting the British Overseas - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (RUK - Romford) shadow Foreign Secretary—the same right of self-determination that we afford to all other British overseas - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - Mon 26 Jan 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) Statement the Answer given by my honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) to assess the risk of genocide under international law in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories - Speech Link
2: Jesse Norman (Con - Hereford and South Herefordshire) employment of thousands of skilled workers, in disagreement with their own unions, and import gas from overseas - Speech Link
3: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) On Thursday, there will be a debate on non-recognition of Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, followed - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
International Day of Education - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Sam Rushworth (Lab - Bishop Auckland) Other institutions that we should be greatly proud of include the Voluntary Service Overseas, which does - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (RUK - Romford) are Commonwealth countries in every part of the world, including, let us not forget, our cherished overseas - Speech Link
3: Monica Harding (LD - Esher and Walton) the same time, one fifth of the aid budget is now spent on in-country refugee costs, crowding out overseas - Speech Link
4: Caroline Voaden (LD - South Devon) recognise that, it is incredibly important that they get it right.I urge the Government to look overseas - 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) The deal has also been welcomed by a number of our other overseas territories. Perhaps the hon. - Speech Link
2: Julian Lewis (Con - New Forest East) territories and Crown dependencies. - Speech Link
3: Jim Allister (TUV - North Antrim) territories and Crown dependencies. - Speech Link
4: Andrew Rosindell (RUK - Romford) Shamefully, we have treated them differently from all the other overseas territories. - Speech Link