Question follow-through · 1977

Morocco: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Morocco on the trade of natural resources originating in Western Sahara.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 26 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 30 Jul 2024
Answer: 5 Aug 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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26 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Morocco on the trade of natural resources originating in Western Sahara.
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Aug 2024
Answer published
We do not consider commercial activity to be illegal in Western Sahara, providing it respects the interests of the Sahrawi people. The UK continues to support the UN-led efforts and the work of Staffan de Mistura as Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-Gene...

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