British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty Debate
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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
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Stephen Doughty
The right hon. Gentleman knows that I have immense respect for him and his work in this House. I take issue with his choice of words. We have incredible officials in this Government who have loyally served Governments from parties on both sides of this House. They work incredibly hard to defend the national security and interests of this country. If anything, this was not rushed at all: there were 11 rounds of negotiations under the Government of the right hon. Gentleman’s party. We got in and we got a deal done that protects our national security and our interests.
Phil Brickell (Bolton West) (Lab)
What assurances can the Minister provide Parliament about the scrutiny that the agreements, which will be struck in due course, will receive?