Sir Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the United Kingdom's declaration, under Article 298 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to exclude military activities from the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea applies both to (a) the Falkland Islands and (b) Diego Garcia.  [37246]

[Due for Answer on 27 October. Answered on 28 October.]

ANSWER

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Overseas Territories, Caribbean, Global Tech and AI (Uma Kumaran): The UK's declarations pursuant to Article 298, paragraph 1, of UNCLOS apply to all the Overseas Territories of the UK to which UNCLOS has been extended, including the Falkland Islands and the British Indian Ocean Territory.