Question follow-through · 17515

South Korea: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to raise the (a) declaration of martial law in South Korea and (b) potential implications of that decision at the UN.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 3 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 6 Dec 2024
Answer: 6 Dec 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

3 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to raise the (a) declaration of martial law in South Korea and (b) potential implications of that decision at the UN.
6 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Dec 2024
Answer published
I issued a statement on 3 December expressing deep concern about the events in Seoul of 3 December. We welcome the decision made following a vote in the National Assembly to withdraw the martial law decree. South Korea is a proud democracy, and events hav...

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