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Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Committee stage part one - Tue 18 Nov 2025
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (Non-affiliated - Life peer) My Lords, I first declare my interest as a Friend of the British Overseas Territories. - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) It is for a resettlement on the outer atolls, under British jurisdiction and as British overseas citizens - Speech Link
3: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) Overseas Territories citizenship. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) Overseas Territory, and as a result no future claims to British Overseas Territory citizenship can be - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Committee stage part two - Tue 18 Nov 2025
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) argument to the British people and to the Chagossian portion of the British family in 2025. - Speech Link
2: None overseas territory, would remain under British sovereignty, avoiding the power vacuum instability that - Speech Link
3: None It would affect very many countries right across the world and probably all our island overseas territories - Speech Link
4: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) Overseas Territories and endorsed by Whitestone Insight found that 99% of the 3,389 Chagossians who - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
UNESCO: 80th Anniversary - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jonathan Davies (Lab - Mid Derbyshire) men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed”.Britain and its territories - Speech Link
2: Joe Robertson (Con - Isle of Wight East) They showcase British leadership, soft power and the value of working together. - Speech Link
3: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) territories and many examples illustrated in the debate today. - Speech Link


Written Statements
Integrated Security Fund: Allocations for Financial Year 2025-26 - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley North) fund, designed to tackle the highest-priority threats to the UK’s national security at home and overseas - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
Committee of the whole House - Mon 17 Nov 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: None overseas territories. - Speech Link
2: Al Pinkerton (LD - Surrey Heath) overseas territories. - Speech Link
3: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) overseas territories. - Speech Link
4: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) overseas territories. - Speech Link
5: None overseas territories. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 13 Nov 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Emma Reynolds (Lab - Wycombe) I have four big priorities: cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas; backing British farmers and our food - Speech Link
2: Steff Aquarone (LD - North Norfolk) Serious Fraud Office can be made more effective is through access to more registers of beneficial overseas - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Report stage: Part 1 - Tue 11 Nov 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) British citizenship is a privilege, not a right. - Speech Link
2: Lord German (LD - Life peer) After the treaty enters into force, Chagossians will not be able to apply for British Overseas Territories - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Financial Transparency: Overseas Territories - Wed 05 Nov 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Charlie Maynard (LD - Witney) overseas territories. - Speech Link
2: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) overseas territories. - Speech Link
3: Phil Brickell (Lab - Bolton West) overseas territories. - Speech Link
4: Charlie Maynard (LD - Witney) overseas territories. - Speech Link
5: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) overseas territories. - Speech Link
6: Joe Powell (Lab - Kensington and Bayswater) overseas territories. - Speech Link
7: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) overseas territories. - Speech Link
8: Joe Powell (Lab - Kensington and Bayswater) overseas territories. - Speech Link
9: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) overseas territories. - Speech Link
10: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) overseas territories. - Speech Link
11: Tom Hayes (Lab - Bournemouth East) I recognise that there are many British overseas territories that are trying to do the right thing, but - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2nd reading - Tue 04 Nov 2025
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (Non-affiliated - Life peer) My Lords, I declare my interest as a member of Friends of the British Overseas Territories, and as an - Speech Link
2: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) Overseas Territories. - Speech Link
3: Lord Bellingham (Con - Life peer) Overseas Territories. - Speech Link
4: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) Overseas Territories. - Speech Link
5: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) Overseas Territories. - Speech Link
6: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) Overseas Territories. - Speech Link
7: Lord Lilley (Con - Life peer) Overseas Territories. - Speech Link
8: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) Overseas Territories. - Speech Link
9: Baroness Ludford (LD - Life peer) Overseas Territories. - Speech Link
10: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) Overseas Territories. - Speech Link


Written Statements
Hurricane Melissa: UK Response - Tue 04 Nov 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Chris Elmore (Lab - Bridgend) The UK overseas territories of the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and Bermuda reported low - Speech Link