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Ottawa Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of countries withdrawing from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 27 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 29 Oct 2025
Answer: 5 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

27 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of countries withdrawing from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Nov 2025
Answer published
The UK is a State Party to the Ottawa Treaty and our commitment to the Treaty is unwavering. The Treaty plays an important role in how we protect civilians, advance the security of our allies and our own national security. We nonetheless recognise the sec...

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