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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

"I mean, there is plenty. They were removed more than 50 years ago, and we can discuss the wrong of that. It was done, as Members will no doubt observe, under a Labour Government. That is all true. That does not change where we are today. Under successive Governments, including …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

"We had to make a choice here. We could have prioritised the rights of the Chagossian community and enabled them to have the right to return and settle on Diego Garcia. That would have undermined the security and viability of the UK-US base, so we thought that was the wrong …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

"I just said that there is no binding ruling but we anticipate that there would be one, which is presumably why the previous Government were negotiating. The decision we have taken secures the base. It gives a sound legal footing. It means that our allies and friends, whom we rely …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

"The Statement will be provided in due course. You will not find anybody in this House who gives less regard to what Jeremy Corbyn thinks than I do, although there is clearly some stiff competition.

The trust fund is important, because it is right that there is some acknowledgement and …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

"I see that we are back to the charming noble Lord, Lord Callanan, whom we used to know and love. The cost of this will be around £100 million a year. That is about the cost of running the NHS for five hours or the Queen Elizabeth vessel—I hesitate to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

"What is useful in the noble Baroness’s contribution is that she draws attention to the fact that, under this treaty, Chagossians will be able to visit the outer islands and resettle, should that be feasible, with co-operation from the Government of Mauritius. That is by no means a straightforward undertaking …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
India: Minorities

"My Lords, India is a multifaith, multi-ethnic and multilingual democracy, and it remains among the most diverse societies in the world. It is home to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians and several other religions. India should be proud of this diversity. The UK maintains a broad, deep and respectful partnership …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
India: Minorities

"We raise these issues with the Indian Government, as my noble friend would expect us to. Clearly, it is for India to make its own choices, and it has been many decades, thankfully, since we were in a position to do otherwise, but we continue to have the appropriate conversations …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
India: Minorities

"As I said, we raise the issues that the noble Lord is concerned about directly with the Government of India. Animal welfare, plants and phytosanitary issues all relate to trade, our ability to trade fairly and being fair to our producers here in the UK. They are part of a …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
India: Minorities

"I thank the noble and right reverend Lord for bringing our attention to this. It is an important issue and he is right to raise it. We have our network across India and will raise issues such as those that he mentions. We keep a close eye on human rights …..."
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