Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's defined position is on the principles that govern the process of decolonisation.

The process of decolonisation operates differently depending on the particular circumstances of each territory. UN General Assembly Resolutions 1514 (XV), 1541 (XV) and 2625 (XXV) set out important principles relevant to decolonisation, including with respect to self-determination.