Written Question
Thursday 4th December 2025
Asked by:
Lord Lilley (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Chagossian contact group will continue to meet on a quarterly basis for the period in which the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia is in effect.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington
- Minister of State (Development)
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer given to question HL12156 on 2 December.
Written Question
Thursday 4th December 2025
Asked by:
Lord Lilley (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings of the Chagossian contact group have been attended by a Minister of the Crown.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington
- Minister of State (Development)
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer given to question HL12156 on 2 December.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
COP 30
"If the noble Lord, Lord Rees, my noble friend Lord Deben and the Secretary of State are right that the cost of renewables is on a declining curve and already cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives, that will be a wonderful thing, but can the Minister explain why, if they are …..."Lord Lilley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
COP 30
"I still did not understand the answer from the Minister. If renewables are cheaper, why do they need a subsidy and a guaranteed price, just because they need a lot of capital up front? The same is true of most industries and it is simply not a convincing reply...."Lord Lilley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
COP 30
"They are for 20 years...."Lord Lilley - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Asked by:
Lord Lilley (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the legal advice that ministers received about the right to self-determination in respect of the Chagos Archipelago.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington
- Minister of State (Development)
The Government's position in relation to the UK-Mauritius treaty has been informed by legal advice throughout. A summary of the Government's legal position was set out on 22 May when the treaty was signed, and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-secures-future-of-vital-diego-garcia-military-base-to-protect-national-security
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 Nov 2025
Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Review
"Will the noble Lord bring some sense of urgency and drive to the development of small nuclear reactors? It has been over 12 years since the Select Committee in the other place on which I served recommended that the Government bring in a programme. The Minister is now talking about …..."Lord Lilley - View Speech
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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 want primarily—perhaps later—to talk about my Amendments 20Q and 20U, but I will say something about my noble friend Lord Hannan’s Amendment 20L to emphasise one particular precedent he mentioned in passing but seems the most compelling and dangerous. Indeed, in line with the noble Lord, Lord …..."Lord Lilley - View Speech
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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 am grateful for the opportunity also to speak to my Amendments 20U and 20Q. Amendment 20U would provide that the Bill shall not come into force until the Secretary of State has published
“a report on how the Treaty may increase any political or legal risks”—
that …..."Lord Lilley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
"I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way, but I ask her to respond to the point I made: why, even now, does she refuse to let pass her lips any recognition that there was never any possibility of the ICJ reaching a legally binding decision that would …..."Lord Lilley - View Speech
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