Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 127191

Falkland Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of calls by the President of Argentina on 2 April 2026 for renewed negotiations with the UK over t

Answer

Stephen Doughty
No such assessment is required. The UK's steadfast support for the Falkland Islanders' right of self‑determination remains unchanged, and our position on sovereignty and the defence of the Falkland Islands remains equally steadfast and consistent.