Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 23 April 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with British (a) companies and (b) banks on oil exploration near the Falkland Islands.
I met last month with the one of the companies currently engaged in Falklands' hydrocarbons exploration. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials are also in close and regular contact with all the companies involved in this activity, as well as with some of the banks and other institutions supporting it.
Argentina has recently issued threatening letters to a number of companies linked to hydrocarbons exploration in the Falkland Islands. Argentine authorities have no jurisdiction over the Falklands, as we have made clear to the companies concerned. The Government support absolutely the right of the Falkland Islanders to develop their economy, including through a hydrocarbons industry.
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