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Occupied Territories: Armed Conflict

Asked by Melanie WardLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 30 July 2024UIN 766

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish risk assessments of the likelihood of atrocity crimes being committed in Gaza and the West Bank that his Department has made in the last 10 months.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

It is our policy that any FCDO monitoring and assessment of atrocity risks is confidential and therefore we have no plans to publish. However, we continue to monitor risks closely and will continue to update the House on the ongoing situation in Gaza. We do not have access to the advice provided to the previous Government.

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