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Offshore Industry: Falkland Islands

Commons · Question 28402 · 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 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

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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 ...