Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2021 to Question 141623 on Western Sahara: Sovereignty, what assessment he has made of whether the exercise of self-determination includes the option of independence.

The UK supports UN-led efforts to reach a lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. It is for the parties to the dispute to agree a resolution on the final status of Western Sahara. We encourage the parties to re-engage with the UN-led political process.