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Written question asked by Navendu Mishra (Labour) on Thursday, 15 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 (named day). It was answered by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Western Sahara: Sovereignty

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2021 to Question 141623 on Western Sahara: Sovereignty, whether it is his policy that the status of Western Sahara is as a Non-Self-Governing Territory in the process of decolonisation.

Answer

As the Foreign Secretary stated on 11 December 2020, the UK regards the status of Western Sahara as undetermined. We take note of the UN's position on the status of Western Sahara, which is set out on its website: https://www.un.org/dppa/decolonization/en/nsgt/western-sahara


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
181463
Session
2019-21
Related items
Western Sahara: Sovereignty
Friday, 29 January 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Peace Sovereignty Morocco Western Sahara
Link
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