Question follow-through · 4190
Western Sahara: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, in line with the amended diplomatic positions of (a) France, (
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, in line with the amended diplomatic positions of (a) France, (
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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12 Sept 2024
Answer published
Successive UK Governments have regarded the status of Western Sahara as undetermined. The UK supports UN-led efforts to reach a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, based on compromise. The UK continues to support UN-led efforts and, ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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