Offshore Industry: Falkland Islands
Commons · Question 28402 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has provided advice to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the granting of future petroleum exploration licences in the Falkland Islands, in the context
Answer
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 ...