Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 12458
Gaza: Genocide Convention
Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024
Question
Chris Law
Scottish National Party — Dundee Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the UK's obligation under Article 1 of the Genocide Convention to prevent genocide in Gaza.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe UK government's long-standing policy is that any formal determination of genocide should be based on the judgment of a competent national or international court. The Foreign Secretary spoke to his Israeli counterpart on 27 October, and reiterated that...
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