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British Overseas Territories: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 57134 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 13 Jun 2025

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Asked by Katie Lam

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the impact of international court rulings on the UK's sovereignty over (a) Gibraltar, (b) the Falkland Islands, (c) RAF Akrotiri and Dhekel

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 13 Jun 2025

There have not been any rulings from international courts on the UK's sovereignty over Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia or any other Overseas Territories. The circumstances around the Diego Garcia Military...