Question follow-through · 97714

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-

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 5 Dec 2025
Target answer date: 9 Dec 2025
Answer: 11 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

5 Dec 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-
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2025
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer she was provided on 5 November in response to Question 85644.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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