Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 14366
International Humanitarian Law
Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Chris Law
Scottish National Party — Dundee Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restructuring the International Humanitarian Law Unit on the Department's capacity to monitor, assess and provide advi
Answer
Chris ElmoreAs I explained in the answer of 29 April to Questions 129692-95, the media stories on which these questions are based were misleading, and as I reiterated in the House on 1 July, our function in this important area remains and the unit has not closed.