Adjournment debate on Thursday, 23 April 2009, in the House of Commons, led by Mike Gapes. The answering member was Baroness Merron.

Overseas Territories

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on British overseas territories. (Relevant documents: Foreign Affairs Select Committee HC 147 2007-08 and the Government’s response, Cm 7473.)

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 491 c141-82WH
Session: 2008-09
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Overseas territories. Government response to Foreign Affairs Select Committee's seventh report of session 2007-08 (HC 147).
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Command papers
House of Commons; Overseas territories. Foreign Affairs Select Committee seventh report of session 2007-08, in 2 volumes with proceedings, evidence (HC 147 i-v not printed separately) and appendices.
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Jeremy Corbyn | 491 c178WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister confirm that no proposal was made by any party to undertake mineral exploration in...; Baroness Merron | 491 c178-9WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right—indeed, that is contained within the Antarctic treaty. Much of the discussio...; Bob Russell | 491 c180WH (Link to this contribution) Could the Minister say who pulled the plug? Was it the Foreign Office, the Department for Internatio...; Baroness Merron | 491 c180-1WH (Link to this contribution) As the hon. Gentleman knows, DFID is responsible for the matter; but of course, it crosses several D...; Mike Gapes | 491 c179WH (Link to this contribution) I am pleased that the FCO has given such a public thank you to our Committee for the work that we di...; Baroness Merron | 491 c179-80WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right. I am sure that right hon. and hon. Members will understand that the extensi...; Andrew Mackinlay | 491 c182WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister give way?; Baroness Merron | 491 c182WH (Link to this contribution) I am afraid that I will not, as I am just drawing my comments to a close. The Government are commit...; Jeremy Corbyn | 491 c181WH (Link to this contribution) When does the Minister expect there to be a response to the European Court of Human Rights request?; Baroness Merron | 491 c181-2WH (Link to this contribution) I am afraid that I cannot answer that, but I am happy to keep my hon. Friend informed, as I am able....; Mike Gapes | 491 c141WH (Link to this contribution) I am pleased to introduce the report. It had been more than 10 years since the last report on overse...; Mike Gapes | 491 c141-2WH (Link to this contribution) I hope that my fellow Committee members will have a chance to make their speeches after my own and t...; Greg Pope | 491 c141WH (Link to this contribution) I just wanted to say a few words, knowing that my hon. Friend will be too modest to say it himself, ...; Mike Gapes | 491 c142-5WH (Link to this contribution) I do not believe that the Government had much alternative in the short term but to act quickly with ...; Jeremy Corbyn | 491 c142WH (Link to this contribution) I understand what my hon. Friend is saying and the good work done by his Committee. Is he not concer...; Greg Pope | 491 c148WH (Link to this contribution) The British Government have a legal obligation under the European convention that applies to Gibralt...; Mike Gapes | 491 c147-8WH (Link to this contribution) We have already received a number of written submissions from various organisations and individuals,...; Andrew George | 491 c147WH (Link to this contribution) I am delighted to hear that the Committee will hold that further inquiry, which is certainly require...; Mike Gapes | 491 c147WH (Link to this contribution) I hope that the moral argument will be considered. I am not sure whether the legal process can be ta...; Andrew Mackinlay | 491 c151WH (Link to this contribution) Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?; John Stanley | 491 c150-1WH (Link to this contribution) I am glad to follow the Chairman of the Committee, the hon. Member for Ilford, South (Mike Gapes), w...; Mike Gapes | 491 c149-50WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister has heard that point and I hope she will respond to it. We also raised the issue of th...; Jeremy Corbyn | 491 c146-7WH (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to my hon. Friend’s Committee for taking up this issue and for its two recommenda...; Mike Gapes | 491 c145-6WH (Link to this contribution) Members of our Committee are aware of that, and we referred to the importance of St. Helena in our r...; Bob Russell | 491 c145WH (Link to this contribution) Did the members of the Committee who visited Ascension and the Falkland Islands report back that, if...; Andrew Mackinlay | 491 c156-9WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely correct, and if he will bear with me, I will come to Orders in Council ...; Jeremy Corbyn | 491 c156WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend acknowledge that that state of affairs will continue with no change while we con...; Andrew Mackinlay | 491 c154WH (Link to this contribution) Does not what the right hon. Gentleman has read out from the report of the independent inquiry appoi...; John Stanley | 491 c153-4WH (Link to this contribution) With his usual acuity the hon. Gentleman has anticipated the next sentences that I was going to say,...; Andrew Mackinlay | 491 c156WH (Link to this contribution) I will not detain the House long, because my two colleagues have covered a lot of territory, in more...; John Stanley | 491 c154-6WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman shows the same acuity as the hon. Member for Hyndburn. He, too, has anticipated p...; Andrew Mackinlay | 491 c151WH (Link to this contribution) The reason why I erupted is that financial regulation on the Cayman Islands is wholly the responsibi...; John Stanley | 491 c151WH (Link to this contribution) I will just finish, if I may. The others are Gibraltar, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands....; Greg Pope | 491 c153WH (Link to this contribution) One of the things that I found most shocking on Turks and Caicos was that citizens of a British over...; John Stanley | 491 c151-3WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but even if there is a slightly lesser degree of delegation in ...; Baroness Merron | 491 c176-8WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the Chairman of the Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford, South (Mike Gapes), and...; Keith Simpson | 491 c175-6WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. When I said that it was a typically British compro...; Andrew Mackinlay | 491 c175WH (Link to this contribution) Let me make two points. First, giving the people of Gibraltar a vote at the European elections was n...; Keith Simpson | 491 c173-5WH (Link to this contribution) It is a great privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Bercow. I too congratulate the Chairm...; Jo Swinson | 491 c169-73WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Committee on producing such a well researched and well thought through report. It...; Bob Russell | 491 c166-9WH (Link to this contribution) It is not only the Chagos islanders who feel betrayed by the Government. I endorse all the points ma...; Jeremy Corbyn | 491 c162-6WH (Link to this contribution) I start by saying how much I welcome this debate. As the hon. Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) ...; Andrew Rosindell | 491 c162WH (Link to this contribution) I bow to the hon. Gentleman’s superior knowledge. I know that the debate has been going on for many...; Jeremy Corbyn | 491 c162WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman’s kind remarks are well taken—[Laughter]—with great surprise all round. He is sli...; Andrew Rosindell | 491 c159-62WH (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that the Foreign Affairs Committee has chosen to delve into issues relating to Britis...
Subjects: Administration of justice Aviation Corruption British overseas territories Cayman Islands British Virgin Islands British Indian Ocean Territory Financial services Falkland Islands Regulation Witnesses St Helena Turks and Caicos Islands Tax havens Bermuda Anguilla Ascension Island
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