Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 55524
Gaza: Genocide
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Marsha De Cordova
Labour — Battersea
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made any (a) formal or (b) informal assessment of the potential risk of genocide in Gaza.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe UK's long-standing policy is that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. It should be decided after consideration of...
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