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24 Apr 2026
Gaza: International Humanitarian Law
Marsha De Cordova Labour → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether responsibility for monitoring potential breaches of international humanitarian law relating to Gaza has been reassigned within her Department following the closure of

Government answer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in ... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
24 Apr 2026
Gaza: International Humanitarian Law
Marsha De Cordova Labour → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what arrangements are in place to identify and escalate emerging risks of breaches of international humanitarian law in relation to Gaza within her Department, in the context

Government answer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in ... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
24 Apr 2026
Gaza: International Humanitarian Law
Marsha De Cordova Labour → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether an equality, legal, or risk impact assessment was carried out ahead of the closure of the FCDO unit responsible for monitoring potential breaches of international hum

Government answer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in ... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
24 Apr 2026
Gaza: International Humanitarian Law
Marsha De Cordova Labour → Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department are developing new mechanisms to monitor compliance with international humanitarian law in Gaza, in the context of the closure of the international hum

Government answer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in ... Read full answer →
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