PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Western Sahara: Natural Resources (8 November 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to the Moroccan Government on the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights urging that country to respect the Saharawis’ right to consent with regard to the exploitation of their resources.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

The UK notes the UN legal view from 2002, which stated that commercial activity in Western Sahara (including the exploration for, and exploitation of natural resources) is not inherently illegal but must be for the benefit of people of Western Sahara.

Answered by:
Mr James Cleverly (Conservative)
15 November 2021