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Falkland Islands: Oil

Commons · Question 28040 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2026

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Asked by Luke Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the Government's policy on new oil and gas exploration licences in UK waters with the Secretary of State's statutory conse

Answer

Answered by Uma Kumaran, 15 Sep 2026

The right of the Falkland Islanders to develop their natural resources for their own economic benefit is integral to their right of self-determination. When deciding whether to consent to new hydrocarbons licences in the Falkland Islands, the Secretary of...