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1715715

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date	02/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: War Crimes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what information they have on the progress of the International Criminal Court’s investigation into the Situation in the State of Palestine, announced by the Prosecutor on 3 March 2021 and covering crimes alleged to have been committed since 13 June 2014.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL4344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Our position on the ICC's investigation into the situation in the OPTs has not changed.</p><p>The UK is a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court and we fully respect the independence of the Court.</p><p>As a State Party to the Geneva Conventions, 1949, the Israeli Government is obliged to take action against Israeli nationals accused of grave breaches of International Humanitarian Law.  It is for the Israeli domestic judicial system to try or extradite those accused of grave breaches.</p><p>We continue to call for International Humanitarian Law to be respected and civilians to be protected.  It is vital that all parties ensure that their actions are proportionate, necessary and minimise harm to civilians.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/05/2024 13:53:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1582343

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK supports the International Criminal Court’s inquiry into allegations of war crimes in the West Bank and Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	136788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court and we respect the independence of the Court. We do not consider that the ICC has jurisdiction in this instance as the UK does not currently recognise Palestinian statehood.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/02/2023 17:48:15 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1582545

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will clarify the UK’s position on the International Criminal Court’s investigation into alleged war crimes in the West Bank and Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	136857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court and we respect the independence of the Court. We do not consider that the ICC has jurisdiction in this instance as the UK does not currently recognise Palestinian statehood.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/02/2023 10:00:26 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1351008

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on the determination by the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction to investigate war crimes in the occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	41193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>We do not consider that the ICC has jurisdiction in this instance as the UK does not currently recognise Palestinian statehood.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/09/2021 10:46:07 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1310027

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: War Crimes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the application of (1) international law, and (2) human rights principles, when making their decision to oppose an inquiry by the International Criminal Court into allegations of war crimes committed in the West Bank and Gaza since 2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL15079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said in his letter to the Conservative Friends of Israel, the UK is a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and we respect the independence of the Court. In this instance we do not consider that the ICC has jurisdiction. We continue to closely follow the ICC's work and are looking at the implications of this decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2021 10:08:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1169325

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
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	Occupied Territories: War Crimes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to give evidence to the International Criminal Court’s proposed investigation into war crimes allegedly committed in the occupied Palestinian territories.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of international criminal justice and accountability. We are aware of the statement of 20 December by the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on the conclusion of the Preliminary Examination into the situation in Palestine, and her request for a jurisdictional decision from the Court prior to opening an investigation. We respect the independence of the ICC Prosecutor in these matters. We have not received any request for co-operation from the Court.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/01/2020 16:01:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge