House of Commons – Oct. 20, 2025 – 315

Amendment proposed: 9, page 1, line 7, leave out subsection (2) and insert— “(1A) Before sections 2 to 4 of this Act come into force, the Secretary of State must— (a) seek to undertake negotiations with the Government of Mauritius on whether Mauritius will establish a right for Chagossians to return and reside in the Chagos Islands;

and (b) seek agreement to a referendum for Chagossians on self-determination within any negotiations which take place under paragraph (a);

and (c) lay before both Houses of Parliament a report on progress on establishing negotiations with the Government of Mauritius and the outcome of any that take place. (1B) Within two months of the report being laid before the House of Commons under paragraph (1a), the Secretary of State must table a substantive motion in the House of Commons on the contents of the report.”—(Dr Pinkerton.)