Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill — Bill proceedings: Commons: Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments as at 20 January 2026

Lords AmendmentsTuesday 20 January 2026
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian
Ocean Territory Bill
(Decisions on Motions relating to Lords Amendments)
This document sets out the fate of motions considered in relation to Lords Amendments.
A glossary with key terms can be found at the end of this document.
Lords Amendment 1
Agreed to on division Secretary Yvette Cooper
. To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.
Lords Amendment 2
Not selected Secretary Yvette Cooper
. To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
Lords Amendment deemed to be disagreed to. (Standing Order No. 78(3))

Nigel Farage
Andrew Rosindell
Richard Tice
Lee Anderson
Sarah Pochin
Danny Kruger
Robert Jenrick
. To move the following Amendment to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendments 2 and 3:—
Not selected_(a)
. To move the following Clause—
“Referendum (No. 3)
(1) The Secretary of State must arrange a referendum on whether the British
Indian Ocean Territory should—
(a) remain a British Overseas Territory, or
(b) be transferred to and become the sovereign territory of the Republic
of Mauritius.
(2) No transfer of sovereignty may take place under section 2 unless the number
of Chagossians voting to transfer the islands to Mauritius exceeds those of the
Chagossians that wish to remain a British Overseas Territory.
(3) The franchise for the referendum must consist of persons entitled to citizenship
under section 4 who are over 18 years of age, wherever they are resident.
(4) The Secretary of State must ensure that eligible persons resident outside the
United Kingdom are able to participate in the referendum.
(5) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a statement of the result of
the referendum as soon as reasonably practicable after it has been held.”
Lords Amendment 3
Not selected Secretary Yvette Cooper
. To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
Lords Amendment deemed to be disagreed to. (Standing Order No. 78(3))
Lords Amendment 5
Agreed to on division Secretary Yvette Cooper
. To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
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Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.
Lords Amendment 6
Agreed to on division Secretary Yvette Cooper
. To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.
Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.
Lords Amendment 4 agreed to.
Glossary
Not moved: not debated or put to a decision. Agreed to: agreed without a vote.
Not selected: not chosen for debate by the
Speaker.
Agreed to on division: agreed following a vote.
Negatived: rejected without a vote.
Withdrawn after debate: moved and debated
but then withdrawn, so not put to a decision.
Negatived on division: rejected following a
vote.
Not called: debated in a group of amendments,
but not put to a decision.
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