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Western Sahara

Commons · Question 7570 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's position is on the territory of Western Sahara.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 11 Jun 2026

Western Sahara is a UN Non-Self-Governing Territory with no defined Administering Power. The UK wants to see a lasting solution to the Western Sahara conflict. In her meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita on 23 April, the Foreign Secretary reaffi...