Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister for International Development's contribution in response to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth during the Oral Statement of 8 September 2026 on Falkland Islands: Sovereignty, Official Report, column 877, what steps he is taking to ensure the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination in relation to offshore oil and gas exploration.

The UK Government maintains a consistent position on the right of the Falkland Islands to develop their natural resources. This is integral to their right of self-determination, which is grounded in international law, and this government will resolutely uphold it.