| Heading: |
Gaza: Palestinians |
| Question ID: |
1804053 |
| UIN: |
53162 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4671 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Afzal Khan
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| Asking Member handle: |
AfzalKhanMCR
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@AfzalKhanMCR
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the risk of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-03 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5148 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mr Hamish Falconer
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Hamish Falconer
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| Answer text: |
It is the UK government's long-standing position that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent court, and not for governments or non-judicial bodies. The International Court of Justice case on genocide is on... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |