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1131870

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to strengthen the rules-based international order.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	263920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The rules-based international system has made the world collectively more prosperous and safe than ever before. Making the case for effective multilateralism is the responsibility of all those who believe in the opportunities that co-operation brings. Upholding and strengthening this system is a priority for the government. We are reinvigorating and expanding the UK's diplomatic network in order to reinforce our friendships and alliances, to defend the values of democracy and human rights, to reform the multilateral architecture where needed and to reach agreement on new rules in evolving policy areas. This will allow the UK to play a leading role in shaping a rules-based international system fit for the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/06/2019 09:57:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1017328

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to strengthen the rules-based international order.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	197482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The rules-based international system has made the world collectively more prosperous and safe than ever before. Today, upholding and strengthening this system is a priority for the government. We are reinvigorating and expanding the UK's diplomatic network in order to reinforce our friendships and alliances, to defend the values of democracy and human rights, to reform the multilateral architecture where needed, and to reach agreement on new rules in evolving policy areas. This will allow the UK to play a leading role in shaping a rules-based international system fit for the future.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/12/2018 14:20:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

992774

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US administration on the maintenance of international (a) law and (b) institutions.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	182109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary speaks regularly to his US counterparts on issues related to international law and institutions. During his speech in Washington in August the Foreign Secretary called on all states to work together to uphold the rules-based international order and restore confidence in international institutions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/10/2018 14:32:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

781358

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how the Government complies with Article 16 of the International Law Commission's Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Unlawful Acts, with specific reference to the sharing of intelligence to identify targets with our coalition partners.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	110693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Whilst the International Law Commission’s <em>Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Unlawful Acts</em> have not been adopted as a treaty, the Government considers that Article 16 generally reflects customary international law. The Government is committed to upholding international law and when cooperating with other States the Government will always seek to ensure that its actions remain lawful at all times. The Government does not comment on specific matters concerning the sharing of intelligence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/11/2017 09:14:54 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

475649

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2016 to Question 29390, what definition of principle of proportionality his Department uses to assess whether an incident counts as a violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	31216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>International Humanitarian Law is founded in customary international law but now extensively codified in international agreements, most notably the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols. The UK's interpretation of the principles of proportionality, military necessity, humanity and distinction is set out in the Ministry of Defence's Joint Service Publication (JSP) 383, the Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict, which is available online (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jsp-383).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 31213 31214 31215 question first answered 21/03/2016 15:55:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

475650

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2016 to Question 29390, what definition of principle of military necessity his Department uses to assess whether an incident counts as violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	31213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>International Humanitarian Law is founded in customary international law but now extensively codified in international agreements, most notably the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols. The UK's interpretation of the principles of proportionality, military necessity, humanity and distinction is set out in the Ministry of Defence's Joint Service Publication (JSP) 383, the Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict, which is available online (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jsp-383).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 31214 31215 31216 question first answered 21/03/2016 15:55:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

475651

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2016 to Question 29390, what definition of principle of humanity his Department uses to assess whether an incident counts as a violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	31214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>International Humanitarian Law is founded in customary international law but now extensively codified in international agreements, most notably the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols. The UK's interpretation of the principles of proportionality, military necessity, humanity and distinction is set out in the Ministry of Defence's Joint Service Publication (JSP) 383, the Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict, which is available online (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jsp-383).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 31213 31215 31216 question first answered 21/03/2016 15:55:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

475652

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2016 to Question 29390, what definition of principle of distinction his Department uses to assess whether an incident counts as a violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	31215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>International Humanitarian Law is founded in customary international law but now extensively codified in international agreements, most notably the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols. The UK's interpretation of the principles of proportionality, military necessity, humanity and distinction is set out in the Ministry of Defence's Joint Service Publication (JSP) 383, the Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict, which is available online (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jsp-383).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 31213 31214 31216 question first answered 21/03/2016 15:55:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

458575

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the memoranda of understanding between her Department and the Ministry of Defence on international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>DFID does not have a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defence on International Humanitarian Law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/03/2016 13:35:23 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

456996

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department uses in assessing whether an incident counts as a violation of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	29390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>Any assessments relating to compliance with International Humanitarian Law would be based on the principles of distinction, humanity, proportionality and military necessity.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/03/2016 16:11:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake