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Written Statements
British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago - Fri 17 Mar 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) November 2022, 11 to 12 January 2023 and 23 to 24 February 2023 on the exercise of sovereignty over the British - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 13 Dec 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Henry Smith (CON - Crawley) What recent progress he has made on negotiations on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory - Speech Link
2: Henry Smith (CON - Crawley) the Chagossian community in my constituency and around the UK ahead of any proposed changes to the British - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (IND - Glasgow North) of Mauritius was not lawfully completed in 1968 and that the UK’s continued administration of the Chagos - Speech Link
4: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) Again, the British Government have a long-standing commitment to the protection of freedom of religion - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty - Wed 07 Dec 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Daniel Kawczynski (CON - Shrewsbury and Atcham) Indian Ocean Territory.Before I start to talk about this British overseas territory, I would like to - Speech Link
2: Patrick Grady (IND - Glasgow North) Many of us in the Chamber are members of the Chagos islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) all-party - Speech Link
3: Paul Bristow (CON - Peterborough) Indian Ocean Territory citizens here in the UK, also signed by representatives of the British Indian - Speech Link
4: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) Indian Ocean Territory, also known as the Chagos archipelago. - Speech Link
5: Judith Cummins (LAB - Bradford South) Indian Ocean Territory. - Speech Link
6: Henry Smith (CON - Crawley) Indian Ocean Territory. - Speech Link
7: James Sunderland (CON - Bracknell) Indian Ocean Territory. - Speech Link
8: Henry Smith (CON - Crawley) Indian Ocean Territory. - Speech Link
9: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Indian Ocean Territory. - Speech Link
10: Patrick Grady (IND - Glasgow North) Indian Ocean Territory. - Speech Link


Written Statements
Chagos Archipelago - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) , the UK and Mauritius have decided to begin negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Nationality and Borders Bill
Consideration of Commons amendments - Mon 04 Apr 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None Islanders to acquire British Nationality In Part 2 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (British overseas - Speech Link
2: Baroness Williams of Trafford (CON - Life peer) and British Overseas Territories citizenship. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Nationality and Borders Bill
Consideration of Lords amendments - Tue 22 Mar 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Tom Pursglove (CON - Corby) Indian Ocean Territory in the 1960s and 1970s and the limited recognition of those circumstances in - Speech Link
2: Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) We warmly welcome the progress on the recognition of Chagos islanders as British overseas territory citizens - Speech Link
3: None The British Dental Association, the British Medical Association, the British Association of Social Workers - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Elizabeth Truss (CON - South West Norfolk) We have also targeted more defence companies, cut access to British ports and closed airspace. - Speech Link
2: Elizabeth Truss (CON - South West Norfolk) We led on SWIFT, on banning ships from British ports, which I know he was arguing for last week, and - Speech Link
3: Elizabeth Truss (CON - South West Norfolk) May I praise the brave British journalists who are currently operating in Ukraine? - Speech Link
4: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) I completely agree about the importance of British International Investment across the world. - Speech Link
5: Henry Smith (CON - Crawley) Friend assure me that we support the UK sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory? - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Nationality and Borders Bill
Lords Hansard - Part 1 - Mon 28 Feb 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None Indian Ocean Territory(1) A person is entitled to be registered as a British overseas territories citizen - Speech Link
2: Lord Ramsbotham (CB - Life peer) I declare an interest as a vice-chairman of the Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) All-Party - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (CON - Life peer) Indian Ocean Territory. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Nationality and Borders Bill
Lords Hansard - Part 2 - Thu 27 Jan 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None Indian Ocean Territory or, prior to 8 November 1965, in those islands designated as the British Indian - Speech Link
2: Lord Rosser (LAB - Life peer) Indian Ocean Territory to register as a British overseas territories citizen. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (LAB - Life peer) which became part of the British Indian Ocean Territory—were evicted by the then British Government - Speech Link
4: Baroness Ludford (LDEM - Life peer) The British Indian Ocean Territory—BIOT—comprising all the Chagos Islands was detached from Mauritius - Speech Link
5: Baroness Williams of Trafford (CON - Life peer) Indian Ocean Territory. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Nationality and Borders Bill
2nd reading - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Actually, British citizenship is a right for all British citizens. - Speech Link
2: Lord Woolley of Woodford (CB - Life peer) To be clear, I am proud—very proud—to be a British citizen, but British citizenship is not a privilege - Speech Link
3: Baroness Warsi (CON - Life peer) repeat: those who were by right British. - Speech Link