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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"My Lords, I wish to speak to my Amendment 54. I must say to the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, that I think we are all pleased that we are where we are. It seems very strange to say that we cannot be discussing the Bill—that was almost the way it …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 36, which, as the noble Lord mentioned, relates to asylum seekers who arrive on Diego Garcia, or anywhere on the Chagos Islands. Its purpose is very simple: it ensures that, if any person fleeing danger or persecution lands on those shores, they …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"My Lords, I will say a few words in support of the noble Lord’s amendment, which seems really sensible: we should not have been paying to give away British territory without a full and proper assessment of who was going to take it over. This all boils down to whether …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"I am getting rather tired of this Front-Bench thing about what the last Government did. The reality is that the last Government did not sign any treaty. They may have been talking. They could have talked and talked, but they did not sign a treaty. This Government came in and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"My Lords, my Amendment 50B is very clear and simple, and nothing to do with security on Diego Garcia or the details of the treaty between Mauritius and the United Kingdom. It is simple: it is for our Government to recognise the Chagossian people in the law of the United …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for that rather thoughtful answer. I note that she did not rule out what I said—that the Americans would still be seeing uncertainty in the future. I think that we will see that whatever happens in this Bill. I beg leave to withdraw my …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"Will the Minister just give me a short, simple answer to why the United Kingdom Government will not recognise the Chagossian people as an indigenous people?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"My Lords, as some comments were made on the previous day in Committee about how few Members there were on the Government Benches, I thought it might be nice to say how pleased I am to see so many tonight. I am sorry that the Lib Dems still have not …..."
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Written Question
Royal College of Defence Studies: Israel
Tuesday 4th November 2025

Asked by: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the recent ceasefire in the war in Gaza has changed the decision of the Royal College of Defence Studies to ban Israeli soldiers next year.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Royal College of Defence Studies is a constituent part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), responsible for the implementation of UK Government policy.

The UK has a long history of providing assistance to other nations in the security and justice fields and continues to do so around the world. UK training courses promote British values, including human rights, democracy, and compliance with international humanitarian law.

The MOD decided to pause future Israeli participation on UK training and education courses until the situation in Gaza and the West Bank had been satisfactorily addressed. Since the ceasefire we have continued to monitor the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, and we will keep this decision under review.