Written question asked by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 July 2025. It was answered by Stephen Doughty (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 July 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Falkland Islands: Sovereignty

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization’s 2025 session Resolution adopted in June 2025 (GA/COL/3394) on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

Answer: The Government is clear: it is for the people of the Falkland Islands only to decide their future and the Government has no doubt about the Falkland Islanders' right of self-determination. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office supported the Falkland Islanders to address the UN Decolonization Committee in person when it considered the Falkland Islands on 18 June. We will resolutely defend their sovereignty and rights as I and ministerial colleagues have made repeatedly clear.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 64029
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Falkland Islands UN Special Committee on Decolonisation Sovereignty
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk