Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill — Selection of amendments: Commons: Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Yvette Cooper and Selection of Motions by Mr Speaker - 20 January 2026

TUESDAY 20 JANUARY 2026

DIEGO GARCIA MILITARY BASE AND BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY BILL

Consideration of Lords Amendments

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Yvette Cooper and

Selection of Motions by Mr Speaker

Lords Amendments 2, 3 and 6 engage the Commons’ financial privilege

Payments to the Government of Mauritius in the event that the use of the Base for

military purposes becomes impossible; Referendum of Chagossian community before

commencement; Use of negative procedure for Orders in Council; Cost of payments made

to Mauritius under the Treaty; Parliamentary oversight and approval of expenditure

Government motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

+ Government motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2†

+ Government motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3†

+ Government motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

+ Government motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

+ Lords Amendment 4

†Mr Speaker has indicated that he is satisfied that Lords Amendments 2 and 3 impose a

charge upon the public revenue such as would require authorisation by resolution of the

House under Standing Order No. 49 (Certain proceedings relating to public money), and that

such charge has not been so authorised. Those amendments will therefore be deemed to

have been disagreed to when they are reached, under Standing Order No. 78(3), and they

do not fall within the scope of the debate.

[Two hours after the start of proceedings on the Lords Amendments

(if the Programme (No. 2) motion is agreed to)]

20 January 2026 By order of the Speaker

Not selectedAmendment 2(a) to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendments 2 and 3 [Reform]