Written questions

Gulf of Mexico: Maps

Commons · Question 52066 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 20 May 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he bring forward legislative proposals to regulate maps used in the UK to ensure that the Gulf of Mexico is not referred to by other names.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 20 May 2025

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will continue to follow the guidance of the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) who advise His Majesty's Government on policies and procedures for the representation of geographical names for p...