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Kenny MacAskill Excerpts
Tuesday 12th December 2023

(4 months, 4 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Rutley Portrait David Rutley
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As raised earlier in substantive questions, we continue to have our negotiations on the British Indian Ocean Territories, which we are taking forward in good faith.

Kenny MacAskill Portrait Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian) (Alba)
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T9. It is not just citizens of the United Kingdom but the Government of Cyprus who are being denied information as to what the US military may be flying from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to Israel. Is that not something that they should know about, given the risks, and is it not something that we should know about, given the complicity?

Leo Docherty Portrait Leo Docherty
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When it comes to Cyprus we have been working closely with our allies attending to the need for security, which may pertain to the release of hostages, so I think this is entirely a good thing.