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Ottawa Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impactions for his policies of the recent withdrawals of a) Poland, b) Estonia and c) Finland from the Ottawa Treaty.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
4 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impactions for his policies of the recent withdrawals of a) Poland, b) Estonia and c) Finland from the Ottawa Treaty.

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    His Majesty's Government has noted the withdrawal of Finland, Estonia and Poland from the Ottawa Convention. The UK acknowledges and shares concerns about the security environment in the region as a result of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. We also ...

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