Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 4191

Western Sahara: Sovereignty

Tabled: 4 September 2024
Answered: 12 September 2024

Question

Dr Andrew Murrison

ConservativeSouth West Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the obstacles to recognising Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara (a) in general and (b) in relation to British Overseas Territories.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
Successive UK Governments have regarded the status of Western Sahara as undetermined. The UK supports UN-led efforts to reach a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, based on compromise. The UK continues to support UN-led efforts and, ...

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