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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-07-20
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading UN Security Council more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support calls for the introduction of a code of conduct that would restrain the veto power of the permanent members of the UN Security Council in cases of mass atrocities such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes; and what assessment they have made of the likelihood that such a code will be introduced. more like this
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Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL9730 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>​The UK wholeheartedly supports the principle that the Security Council must act to stop mass atrocities. That is why the UK signed up to the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group's Code of Conduct in 2015. The Code of Conduct calls on all Council members not to vote against a credible draft resolution on timely and decisive action to end, or prevent, the commission of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. As of 1 June 2018 the Code of Conduct has been signed by 115 UN member states and 2 observers.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-31T15:09:22.26Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-31T15:09:22.26Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this