Written questions

Western Sahara: Minority Groups

Commons · Question 53616 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the human rights of Saharawis in (a) occupied Western Sahara and (b)

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Jun 2025

On 1 June, the Foreign Secretary endorsed Morocco's autonomy proposal as the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for a lasting resolution of the Western Sahara conflict. The UK is continuing to coordinate closely with the UN Personal Envoy of the Se...