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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Parliamentary timeline for Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill, session 39 session. Bill type: Government Bill. Current stage: Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons.

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2026

10 events

14 Apr 2026 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Statement 18:47:00 The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Monday 13 April. “There has been much speculation in recent weeks about the state of the Diego Garcia treaty and the associated Bill, and—with your permission, Madam …

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13 Apr 2026 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

18:18:00 The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty): There has been much speculation in recent weeks about the state of the Diego Garcia treaty and the associated Bill, and—with your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker—I will take …

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26 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Commons Urgent Question 18:25:00 The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Baroness Chapman of Darlington) (Lab): My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by …

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26 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

15:40:00 Priti Patel (Witham) (Con): ( Urgent Question ): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the Government’s plans for the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian …

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21 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Returned from the Commons The Bill was returned from the Commons with a Lords amendment agreed to and reasons. House adjourned at 10.48 pm.

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21 Jan 2026 | Bill Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

HL Bill 163 Commons Reasons

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20 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 9 September 2025 (Diego …

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20 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Consideration of Lords amendments Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins): Before we move to consideration of the Lords amendments, I can confirm that Lords amendments 2, 3 and 6 engage Commons financial privilege. Having given careful consideration to Lords amendments 2 …

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12 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Third Reading 16:05:00 Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op): My Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been …

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5 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Report Relevant documents: 2nd Report from the International Relations and Defence Committee, 37th and 43rd Report s from the Delegated Powers Committee, 14th Report from the Constitution Committee 15:21:00 Clause 1: Commencement of Treaty and main provisions of this Act …

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2025

16 events

25 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Committee (2nd Day) 15:47:00 Relevant documents: 37th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee and 14th Report from the Constitution Committee Clause 1: Commencement of Treaty and main provisions of this Act Amendment 17 Moved by 17: Clause 1, page 1, …

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25 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) 19:25:00 Amendment 20A not moved. Amendment 20B had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Amendments 20C to 20H not moved. Amendment 20J Moved by 20J: Clause 1, page 1, line 7, at end insert “, subject …

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18 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Committee (1st Day) Relevant documents: 37th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee 16:20:00 Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— “Purpose(1) The purpose of this Act is to—(a) cede sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago,(b) …

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18 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Committee (1st Day) (Continued) 20:29:00 Amendment 5 Moved by 5: Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out subsection (2) and insert— “(2) Sections 2 and 4 of this Act do not come into force until the duties outlined in …

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11 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Order of Commitment 20:04:00 Moved by Baroness Chapman of Darlington: That the Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House. The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Baroness Chapman of Darlington) (Lab): My Lords, we had …

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4 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Second Reading 16:02:00 Moved by Baroness Chapman of Darlington: That the Bill be now read a second time. The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Baroness Chapman of Darlington) (Lab): My Lords, the Bill that we are to …

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4 Nov 2025 | Lords stages Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Lords stages

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago. Originated in the Commons.

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21 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

First Reading 15:38:00 The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.

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21 Oct 2025 | Bill Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

HL Bill 139 (as brought from the Commons)

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20 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Considered in Committee [Ms Nusrat Ghani in the Chair ] Clause 1 Commencement of Treaty and main provisions of this Act The Chairman of Ways and Means (Ms Nusrat Ghani): I remind Members that in Committee, they should not address …

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20 Oct 2025 | Third reading Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Third reading

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago.

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20 Oct 2025 | Committee stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Committee of the whole House

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago.

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9 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Second Reading [Relevant documents: oral evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 23 June, on The Chagos Agreement, HC 1097 ; c orrespondence from the Foreign Affairs Committee to the Minister of State for Europe, North America and UK …

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9 Sep 2025 | Second reading Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Second reading

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago.

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15 Jul 2025 | Bill introduced Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

First reading

A Bill to give effect to, and make provision in connection with, an agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago.

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15 Jul 2025 | Bill Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked

Bill 285 2024-25 (as introduced)

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2024

2 events

11 Nov 2024 | Guidance Ministry of Defence Strategic Command linked direct

NATO Status of Forces Agreement - identification of status

Why linked: Matched expansion phrase: Status of Forces Agreement

An explanation of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and identification of status.

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13 Mar 2024 | Policy paper Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office linked direct

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office framework documents

Why linked: Cited by workspace synthesis

These documents outline the corporate relationship between Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and its public bodies.

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2021

1 event

9 Aug 2021 | Guidance Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office evidence

Chagossian Support Package 2021 to 2022: Call for Bids Guidance

Why linked: Filled the "Chagos Islanders resettlement and compensation frameworks" gap via web research

An FCDO guidance document setting out the operational framework for the £40 million Chagossian support package announced in November 2016, defining five delivery areas (education, health, employment, social care, and culture) and the grant-disbursement process for Chagossian communities in the …

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2016

1 event

1 Feb 2016 | Consultation outcome Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office evidence

BIOT Resettlement Policy Review: Summary of Responses

Why linked: Filled the "Chagos Islanders resettlement and compensation frameworks" gap via web research

The formal summary of public consultation responses to the UK government's British Indian Ocean Territory resettlement policy review, covering Chagossian demand for resettlement and the frameworks considered. Published by the FCO ahead of the November 2016 government decision against resettlement …

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