Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill — Amendment Paper: HL Bill 139-I(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean
Territory Bill
AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
[Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
Clause 1 Amendment
No.
BARONESS FOSTER OF AGHADRUMSEE
20A★ _ Clause 1, page 1, line 7, at end insert “, subject to subsection (2A).
(2A) Sections 2 to 4 may not come into force until the Secretary of State has sought to
renegotiate the Treaty to ensure the right of Chagossians to access the Chagos
Archipelago as part of Article 6 of the Treaty.”
LORD THURLOW
20B★ _ Clause 1, page 1, line 7, at end insert “, subject to subsections (2A) and (2B).
(2A) Sections 2 to 4 may not come into force until the duty outlined in subsection (2B)
has been fulfilled.
(2B) The Secretary of State must make representations to the government of Mauritius
that no less than 20% of the allocated lease to Mauritius is spent on resourcing
and enforcing the Marine Protected Areas of the Chagossian Archipelago.”
After Clause 3
LORD HAY OF BALLYORE
38A★ _ After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause—
“Access to air transport for British Chagossians
The Government shall seek to permit limited commercial and chartered flights
for British Chagossians to and from Diego Garcia, using the existing runway
facilities.”
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LORD HAY OF BALLYORE
38B★ _ After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause—
“Employment rights at the Diego Garcia military base
All employment on the Diego Garcia military base shall include fair and equal
opportunities for Chagossians as British Indian Ocean Territory citizens, with
remuneration and conditions consistent with UK labour standards.”
LORD WEIR OF BALLYHOLME
38C★ _ After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause—
“Implementation of resettlement feasibility plan
The Government must implement the resettlement recommendations of the 2015
Feasibility Study for the Resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory, subject
to community consultation.”
After Clause 5
BARONESS FOSTER OF AGHADRUMSEE
81A★ _ After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—
“Review: Chagossian culture and heritage
Within three months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State
must undertake a review of the impact of the transfer of sovereignty under this
Act and the Treaty on the preservation of and right to access sites of Chagossian
heritage.”
LORD THURLOW
81B★ _ After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—
“Chagossian Marine Protection Areas report
The Secretary of State must produce a report assessing –
(a) what steps the government of Mauritius is taking to enforce the Marine
Protected Area, and
(b) how much of the annual lease payment between the Government and
Mauritius is being spent on protecting the Marine Protected Areas of the
Chagossian Archipelago.”
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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean
Territory Bill
AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
[Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
17 November 2025
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