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International Humanitarian Law

Asked by Chris LawScottish National PartyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 7 July 2026UIN 14364

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which teams have assumed functions previously carried out by the International Humanitarian Law Unit.

Answered by Chris Elmore

As I explained in the answer of 29 April to Questions 129692-95, the media stories on which these questions are based were misleading, and as I reiterated in the House on 1 July, our function in this important area remains and the unit has not closed.

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