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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 January 2026
Debate
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillContribution
8: Clause 1, page 1, line 7, at end insert
“, subject to subsection (2A).
(2A) Sections 2 to 4 of this Act come into force only when the Secretary of State has published a statement setting out that the Secretary of State is satisfied that— (a) the government of Mauritius is not unduly influenced by hostile state actors, and(b) there will be no interference by hostile state actors in the operation of the base.”
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