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†The Lord Houghton of Sowerby-To ask Her Majesty's Government what territories now comprise
the British Empire. [8th February.]
Mr. Lufe proposed the deletion of poppeds.
LAS (MY:
Burrows,
Chumed with ect
1st up with the coming to independence of most of the countries that
Was
المسليمن
with of clusion
formerly comprised the British Empire, the term 'British Empire'
is no longer appropriate.
of senteur Territories are:
when ofpry drappefi.
The remaining British Dependent
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Anguilla
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands and Dependencies
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Montserrat
Pitcairn Group of Islands
St Helena and Dependencies
Turks and Caicos Islands.
(21201) Dd.427375 500 3/78 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.870