§ Mr. Allen McKay (Barnsley, West and Penistone)I beg to ask leave to present a petition. It was received yesterday by me and the hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Cohen). The petition is signed by 1,400 petitioners from every part of the United Kingdom. It relates to the treatment of the Ilois of Diego Garcia island. They are petitioning because they think that the Government and Parliament have not treated those people correctly. Therefore, they are asking for compensation over and above what has been paid. In addition, they are asking for meetings to take place between the Ilois, the British Government and Mauritius to decide matters such as work, housing and resettlement. The petitioners are very disturbed about the situation in the Indian Ocean.
And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
§ To lie upon the Table.