§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is their policy as a member of the United Nations Security Council that the exemption for United Kingdom peacekeepers from prosecution by the International Criminal Court should be renewed; and, if so, what are their reasons. [HL3303]
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)UK peacekeepers are not exempt from the jurisdiction of the ICC since the UK is a state party to the ICC Statute. Security Council Resolution 1422 allowed a 12-months exemption from ICC investigation only for UN peacekeepers who are citizens of states which are not states parties to the ICC Statute. Resolution 1422 was renewed on 12 June 2003 for a period of 12 months as Resolution 1487.