Written question asked by Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 23 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 April 2026. It was answered by Hamish Falconer (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Morocco: Armed Forces

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Moroccan counterpart on the UN Secretary-General’s report to the Security Council calling for the Royal Moroccan Army to refrain from building further military infrastructure west of the berm in occupied Western Sahara.

Answer: The UK wants to see a lasting solution to the Western Sahara conflict. In her meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita on 23 April, the Foreign Secretary reaffirmed Morocco's 2007 autonomy plan as the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for achieving this objective. We continue to engage with all relevant parties in support of the UN-led process to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable solution, based on compromise, which conforms with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, including the principle of respect for self-determination.

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