Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 52066

Gulf of Mexico: Maps

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he bring forward legislative proposals to regulate maps used in the UK to ensure that the Gulf of Mexico is not referred to by other names.

Answer

Catherine West
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will continue to follow the guidance of the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) who advise His Majesty's Government on policies and procedures for the representation of geographical names for p...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 52066) →

Partner sites