Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: Murder, manslaughter, sexual offences and domestic abuse in the Service Justice System: 2023Found: 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
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
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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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 - Speech Link
Mar. 21 2024
Source Page: The Antarctic Treaty: Measures adopted at the 45th Consultative Meeting 2023Found: The remaining four crosses are in memory of British Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) members
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
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.
Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)
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.
Mar. 20 2024
Source Page: Assessment of support needs for accompanied assignments overseasFound: In the Falkland Islands, a family can only choose to electively home educate their child/ren with advance
Laid - 20 Mar 2024 In Force 10 Apr 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).
Found: SCHEDULETERRITORIES TO WHICH THIS ORDER EXTENDSAnguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory Cayman Islands
Oral Evidence Mar. 18 2024
Inquiry: The UK and the Antarctic EnvironmentFound: like, with British geopolitical interests because, quite plainly, climate change will affect these islands
Oral Evidence Mar. 18 2024
Inquiry: The UK and the Antarctic EnvironmentFound: like, with British geopolitical interests because, quite plainly, climate change will affect these islands