Falkland Islands: Natural Gas and Oil

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Answering body

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tabled

8 Sept 2026

Target answer date

11 Sept 2026

Answer

15 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy

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Recorded timeline

1. 8 Sept 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Falkland Islands Government on the Secretary of State's consent role in relation to oil and gas licences under the Offshore Min

2. 11 Sept 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 15 Sept 2026

   Answer published

   The right of the Falkland Islanders to develop their natural resources for their own economic benefit is integral to their right of self-determination. When deciding whether to consent to new hydrocarbons licences in the Falkland Islands, the Secretary of...

Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.