Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 117421
Arms Trade Treaty
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Question
Zarah Sultana
Your Party — Coventry South
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how her Department interprets the word facilitate in Article 7 of the Arms Trade Treaty 2015.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyWe assess our relevant treaty obligations in accordance with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.