Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to respond to the Government of Argentina's November 2021 statement on reopening negotiations on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

The United Kingdom Government has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands nor do we have any doubt about the principle and the right of self-determination for the Falkland Islanders, as enshrined in the UN Charter and in article one of the two UN Covenants on human rights. In 2013 the Falkland Islands Government held a referendum on continuing their current constitutional links to the United Kingdom: 99.8% of those who voted wanted to maintain their current status as a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. This made clear that the people of the Islands do not want negotiations on sovereignty. We continue to make our position clear to the Government of Argentina, most recently on 29 and 30 November when our Ambassador in Buenos Aires met Argentine Foreign Minister Cafiero and the Argentine Secretary covering South Atlantic issues, respectively.