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868551

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date	21/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Law of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the use of lethal force is confined to (a) armed conflicts in which the UK is openly involved and (b) exceptional circumstances in which there is an imminent threat to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	133771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The use of offensive lethal force overseas is controlled by robust Rules of Engagement and is ordinarily confined to armed conflicts in which the UK is openly involved. However, and as the Government has stated previously, if the UK is subject to an armed attack or the imminent threat of an armed attack, it reserves the right to take action first and inform Parliament after the event. Any decision to use lethal force outside of an armed conflict would be conducted on a case by case basis but always cognisant of the international law principles of necessity and proportionality.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/03/2018 15:33:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

868552

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Law of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the UK’s (a) legal framework and (b) guidance on its use of lethal force.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	133772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Clive Betts) in response to Question 128425 on 22 February 2018.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/03/2018 15:32:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract Thursday 22 February 2018 HOC 128435.docx title 128425 - WQnA extract on MOD Law of War
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

844095

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Law of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department's (a) legal framework and (b) guidance on the use of lethal force.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	128435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The use of military force is governed by applicable UK and International Law. The UK Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict sets out UK practice and is available at the following internet address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-383-the-joint-service-manual-of-the-law-of-armed-conflict-2004-edition.</p><p>As the Government has stated previously there is no separate policy or legal guidance on the use of force outside of an armed conflict. Rather it has a policy to protect the UK and its citizens against both armed attacks and imminent threats of armed attack. In implementing this policy it may draw on a wide range of options including, in extremis, the use of lethal force. As such a decision to use lethal force outside of an armed conflict would be conducted on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/02/2018 16:56:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

797332

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Law of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the Government has authorised the use of lethal force in a non-military context under the legal basis of self-defence since August 2015.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/12/2017 16:16:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768920

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Law of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions since August 2015 the Government has authorised the use of lethal force in a non-military context under the legal basis of self-defence.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not authorised the use of lethal force by UK Armed Forces under the legal basis of self-defence of the UK in the time period specified.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2017 14:31:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

626604

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Law of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government's Response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Second Report of Session 2015-16, what recent discussions his Department has had with their (a) US and (b) European counterparts on international law on the use of force and the law of armed conflict.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>We have frequent discussions with US and European counterparts on international law on the use of force and the law of armed conflict.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 09/11/2016 14:43:25 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

626605

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Law of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government's Response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Second Report of Session 2015-16, what recent assessment his Department has made of the legal principles of (a) international and (b) domestic law that apply to the use of lethal force outside the scope of armed conflict.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government's assessment of the relevant legal principles remain as set out in its response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Second Report of Session 2015-16 which was provided to the Committee on 7 September 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 09/11/2016 15:05:55 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West