Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Debate

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Mike Martin

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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

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North Atlantic Submarine Activity
Monday 13th April 2026

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Commons Chamber
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Judith Cummins Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)
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Order. I remind Members that if they were not present at the beginning of the statement, they will not be called.

Mike Martin Portrait Mike Martin (Tunbridge Wells) (LD)
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This process is, among other things, about protecting British access to the communications spectrum. That is why the previous Government started it, and why the current Government are carrying it on. If we are not able to pass the treaty and ensure that access, what is plan B?

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