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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 January 2026
Debate
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillContribution
Then there is the whole environmental issue, which was nodded through very quickly in Committee. It was late at night and I think we had about 10 minutes to discuss the most important ecological danger that now exists, because none of us can believe that Mauritius is going to look after it. We have given up; we will be giving up our rights as the United Kingdom to protect it.
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