Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 52417
Gaza: Israel
Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 3 June 2025
Question
Sorcha Eastwood
Alliance — Lagan Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many requests his Department has made of the Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub to make an assessment of the risk of genocide being committed in Gaza.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerIt is the UK Government's long-standing position that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent court, and not for governments or non-judicial bodies. The International Court of Justice case on genocide is on...
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