Written questions

Guyana: Venezuela

Commons · Question 103712 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the arrest of Nicolás Maduro for Venezuela’s territorial ambitions in Guyana.

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 12 Jan 2026

I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 5 January, and her responses to questions raised in that debate. Furthermore, let me point out the Essequibo border was settled more than 125 years ago, through internat...