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Offshore Industry: Falkland Islands

Commons · Question 28401 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

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Asked by Luke Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has held any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination in decisions relat

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 14 Sep 2026

Ministers engage regularly across the Government on a range of issues. The UK Government maintains a consistent position on the right of the Falkland Islands to develop their natural resources. This is integral to their right of self-determination, which ...