Question follow-through · 58036
Israel: Genocide Convention
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 53578 on Genocide Convention, whether his Department made an assessment of the merits that Israel was in breach of the Conve
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 6 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 20 Jun 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
6 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 53578 on Genocide Convention, whether his Department made an assessment of the merits that Israel was in breach of the Conve
11 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jun 2025
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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