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Genocide

Asked by Claire HannaSocial Democratic & Labour PartyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 2 June 2025UIN 53648

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's definition of genocide is.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

As a State Party to the Genocide Convention, we adopt the definition of genocide as set out in Article II of the Genocide Convention.

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