Information between 4th March 2024 - 13th April 2024
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Parliamentary Debates |
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Oral Answers to Questions
144 speeches (10,107 words) Monday 25th March 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) I was able to assure the people of the Falkland Islands of the united support from this House for their - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
162 speeches (9,736 words) Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) Foreign Secretary reassured the islanders about our enduring commitment during his welcome visit to the Falkland - Link to Speech 2: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) The modern, diverse, economically prosperous Falkland Islands of today is testimony to the islanders’ - Link to Speech 3: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) working on our good relations with Argentina, but the country is very clear about our position on the Falkland - Link to Speech |
Foreign Affairs
82 speeches (33,311 words) Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer) fourth area because I know that the Foreign Secretary has just been down to the South Atlantic and the Falkland - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Monday 18th March 2024
Oral Evidence - British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) The UK and the Antarctic Environment - Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research Found: We heard from the governor of the Falkland Islands that the Pharos has been used increasingly for BAS |
Monday 18th March 2024
Oral Evidence - British Antarctic Survey, Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM), Department of Geography, Durham University, and Scott Polar Research Institute, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge The UK and the Antarctic Environment - Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research Found: We heard from the governor of the Falkland Islands that the Pharos has been used increasingly for BAS |
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Falkland Islands
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) Tuesday 26th March 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his European Union counterparts on the July 2023 summit declaration between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States that referred to the Falklands Islands as Islas Malvinas. Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We engage in multilateral and bilateral fora, including with the European Union and its Member States, in support of the Falkland Islanders' right of self-determination. Following publication of the EU - Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit communiqué, the EU publicly clarified their position has not changed. We will, in all fora at which the UK is present, continue to insist on the use of the name that the Islanders recognise and wish to use: the Falkland Islands. This reflects the UK's unequivocal commitment to upholding the Falkland Islanders' right of self-determination, including in our discussions with the EU and its Member States. |
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Falkland Islands: Ports
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham) Thursday 21st March 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2024 to Question 18074 on Falkland Islands: Ports, whether the Falkland Islands Government sought advice from his Department prior to the awarding of a contract to Harland & Wolff to support delivery of a port facility. Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office played no role in Harland & Wolff being named as the preferred bidder for the delivery of a new port facility in Stanley. Further to my answer of 15 March 2024 to written PQ 18074, any potential redevelopment of the port facility in Stanley is a matter for the Falkland Islands Government and the awarding of contracts for the redevelopment of the port is a commercial matter between the Falkland Islands Government and the companies involved. |
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Falkland Islands: Official Visits
Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East) Thursday 21st March 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Argentine Foreign Ministry's reaction to the the Foreign Secretary’s visit to the Falkland Islands in February 2024. Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK position and ongoing support for the Falkland Islanders' right of self-determination remains unchanged. As the Foreign Secretary made clear on his recent visit to the Falkland Islands and in his meeting with Argentine Foreign Minister Mondino at the G20 in February, as long as the Islanders wish to remain part of the UK family, there can be no discussions on sovereignty. At their meeting on 17 January, the Foreign Secretary and President Milei discussed how to enhance UK-Argentina relations through greater cooperation on areas of mutual interest including trade, education, culture and enhancing people to people links. On the Falkland Islands, the Foreign Secretary and President Milei said they would agree to disagree, and do so politely. |
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Falkland Islands: Ports
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham) Friday 15th March 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has had discussions with the Falkland Islands Government on the awarding of a contract to Harland & Wolff to support delivery of a port facility. Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK Government is proud of the expertise offered by British companies such as Harland and Wolff. As a self-governing UK Overseas Territory, any potential redevelopment of the port facility in Stanley is a matter for the Falkland Islands Government. The awarding of contracts for the redevelopment of the port is a commercial matter between the Falkland Islands Government and the companies involved. |
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Darwin Initiative: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon) Monday 11th March 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental projects have been funded through Darwin Plus in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands since 2019. Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Since 2019, Darwin Plus has funded 21 environmental projects of benefit to South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. These are listed in the table below. Please visit the Darwin Plus website at https://darwinplus.org.uk/ for full details of funded projects.
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Darwin Initiative: Antarctic
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon) Friday 8th March 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental projects have been funded through Darwin Plus in Antartica since 2019. Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Since 2019, Darwin Plus has funded 22 environmental projects of benefit to the Falkland Islands. These are listed in the table below.
Please visit the Darwin Plus website at https://darwinplus.org.uk/ for full details of funded projects.
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Darwin Initiative: Falkland Islands
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon) Friday 8th March 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental projects have been funded through Darwin Plus in the Falkland Islands since 2019. Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Since 2019, Darwin Plus has funded 6 environmental projects of benefit to the British Antarctic Territory. These are listed in the table below.
Please visit the Darwin Plus website at https://darwinplus.org.uk/ for full details of funded projects.
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Falkland Islands: Sovereignty
Asked by: Lord Kempsell (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 4th March 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent comments by the President and government of Argentina regarding the future status of the Falkland Islands. Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK is committed to upholding the Falkland Islanders' right of self-determination: only they can decide their own future. As the Foreign Secretary made clear on his recent visit to the Falkland Islands, as long as the Islanders wish to remain part of the UK family, there can be no discussions on sovereignty. The UK looks forward to developing a strong and constructive relationship with Argentina where we can agree to disagree politely on the issue of the Falkland Islands, but restart mutually beneficial co-operation on areas of shared interest. |
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Ministry of Defence: Public Speaking
Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting) Monday 4th March 2024 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has hired Graham Potter to give a speech to service people in the Falkland Islands in the last 12 months. Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) The Ministry of Defence has not hired Graham Potter to provide a speech to Service personnel in the Falkland Islands over the last 12 months. |
Secondary Legislation |
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Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Environmental Standards) Order 2024 This Order revokes and replaces the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Environmental Standards) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2926) as amended by the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Environmental Standards) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/236). Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Wednesday 20th March - In Force: 10 Apr 2024 Found: SCHEDULETERRITORIES TO WHICH THIS ORDER EXTENDSAnguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory Cayman Islands Falkland |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Thursday 28th March 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and domestic abuse in the Service Justice System: 2023 Document: (ODS) Found: 3 1 0 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 7 5 Cyprus 12 15 16 2 3 4 0 2 1 7 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 Falkland |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Thursday 21st March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: The Antarctic Treaty: Measures adopted at the 45th Consultative Meeting 2023 Document: The Antarctic Treaty: Measures adopted at the 45th Consultative Meeting 2023 (PDF) Found: The remaining four crosses are in memory of British Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) members |
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Assessment of support needs for accompanied assignments overseas Document: Assessment of support needs for accompanied assignments overseas (PDF) Found: In the Falkland Islands, a family can only choose to electively home educate their child/ren with advance |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Apr. 05 2024
Defence Infrastructure Organisation Source Page: Airfield resurfacing project in the Falkland Islands completed Document: Airfield resurfacing project in the Falkland Islands completed (webpage) News and Communications Found: Airfield resurfacing project in the Falkland Islands completed |
Non-Departmental Publications - Research and Statistics |
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Jan. 16 2024
Export Control Joint Unit Source Page: Strategic export controls: licensing statistics: 1 April to 30 June 2023 Document: (ODS) Research and Statistics Found: Falkland Islands Issued Permanent components for assault rifles, components for body armour, components |