Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What steps he is taking to increase the understanding of and respect for the right to self-determination globally.”
Tabled: 26 March 2025Answered: 1 April 2025
Asked by
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty)
The United Kingdom is committed to promoting and protecting human rights and the rule of law, and the right to self-determination is set out in the international covenant on civil and political rights.