Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 53619

Gaza: Israel

Tabled: 20 May 2025

Answered: 11 June 2025

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Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, published o

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The 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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