| Heading: |
Nuclear-free Zones: Treaties |
| Question ID: |
1745122 |
| UIN: |
16455 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1444 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Mark Francois
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Mark Francois
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the (a) applicability of the Treaty of Pelindaba to the Chagos Archipelago and (b) potential impact of that Treaty on the UK's Defence arrangements. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-05 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4682 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Luke Pollard
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| Answering Member handle: |
LukePollard
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LukePollard
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| Answer text: |
The agreement with Mauritius has been negotiated based on international law, and with regards to both parties' obligations under international law. The UK is not a Party to the Pelindaba Treaty, although it is a Party to Protocols I and II to that Treaty.... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |