Falkland Islands Referendum Debate
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Oliver Colvile
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(12 years, 6 months ago)
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Mr Lidington
Having Latin American monitors is a sensible and creative idea, and, if the hon. Lady would like to share with my Department the particular instances that she knows about in terms of the obstruction of trade and so on, we will be happy to look into it further.
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con)
May I congratulate this House on sending a firm message about how important the Falkland Islands are? May I also suggest that in the future White Paper on the British dependent territories my right hon. Friend considers offering them an opportunity to vote for a Member of the House of Lords, when it is eventually reformed, so that whether to Spain or to Argentina we can send the very clear message, “Hands off the British dependent territories”?
Mr Lidington
That is certainly an innovative idea, which I shall draw to the attention of the Deputy Prime Minister.