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

Mentions:
1: Priti Patel (Con - Witham) self-determination, the importance of the Chagossian people standing up for their rights, or the environment - Speech Link
2: Alec Shelbrooke (Con - Wetherby and Easingwold) Many treaties simply are not worth the paper that they are written on; if it suits our adversaries to - Speech Link
3: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) When it comes to the environment, the Government say that safeguards are in place, but the Conservatives - Speech Link
4: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) We are in a new environment, and that new environment requires us to understand the nature of our assets - Speech Link
5: Aphra Brandreth (Con - Chester South and Eddisbury) It is not in the interests of protecting one of the most important marine environments on the planet, - 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: Anna Gelderd (Lab - South East Cornwall) As well as defence, South East Cornwall has deep ties to our marine environment, with many local livelihoods - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Arctic and High North - Tue 13 Jan 2026
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Al Carns (Lab - Birmingham Selly Oak) We are under no illusion about how the changing Arctic environment poses new challenges, both commercially - Speech Link
2: Al Carns (Lab - Birmingham Selly Oak) Friend will know, we have various multilateral treaties, including working with the JEF and NATO to ensure - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
3rd reading - Mon 12 Jan 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) While we can have bilateral discussions with Mauritius and enter into bilateral agreements and treaties - Speech Link
2: Lord Deben (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I will just come back to the issue of the environment, which is crucial here. - Speech Link
3: None I believe many Members to be genuine in their concern about the marine protected area and it is right - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
Report stage - Mon 12 Jan 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: None Parliament if it were contained in an Act of that Parliament;(b) the Department of Agriculture, Environment - Speech Link
2: None Parliament if it were contained in an Act of that Parliament;(b) the Department of Agriculture, Environment - Speech Link
3: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) Foreign affairs, including the negotiation and signature of international treaties, are a reserved matter - Speech Link
4: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) environment, including the particular harms caused by plastic pellet loss. - Speech Link
5: None ’ rights, as its focus is to ensure sustainable use of the marine environment, prevent harm and manage - 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: Baroness Cash (Con - Life peer) And why would we resist retaining leverage to withhold payments if the marine environment is degraded - Speech Link
2: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) We agree that the continued protection of the environment is important. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
Committee stage - Tue 16 Dec 2025
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (LD - Life peer) We have the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, which is leading in its field of marine science research and - Speech Link
2: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) My Lords, Defra is attached to about 160 global treaties regarding various aspects of the environment - Speech Link
3: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) must have regard to … the need to protect the environment”when considering marine licence applications - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2nd reading - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Lord Grantchester (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) Climate change affects so much of the planet’s precious biodiversity, especially in the marine environment - Speech Link
2: Lord Krebs (XB - Life peer) According to the world register of marine species, there are about a quarter of a million known marine - Speech Link
3: Baroness Blackstone (Lab - Life peer) It also took evidence on the damage that land-based pollution causes to the marine environment, such - Speech Link
4: Baroness Redfern (Con - Life peer) The Bill incorporates protecting and improving the marine environment in the UK, as well as internationally - Speech Link
5: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) of global marine science. - 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: None What about a civilian marine search and rescue operation, instead of relying on the British and US navies - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) That is all you would need.First is the extraordinary marine resource. - 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


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: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) They are always lecturing us on the importance of abiding by international agreements and treaties, so - Speech Link
2: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) We have already made the point that it is not Parliament’s role to ratify treaties under CRaG. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) Obviously, the UK and the US are party to that treaty, and parties to treaties can agree to do things - Speech Link