Question follow-through · 12458
Gaza: Genocide Convention
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.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 6 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2024 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2024
Question tabled
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.
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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19 Nov 2024
Answer published
The 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...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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