Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 84813

UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op)Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting the call for the renewal of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara mandate.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK has consistently voted for UN Security Council Resolutions that renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, including the latest Resolution adopted by the UN Security Council on 30 October 2025.