PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Armed Conflict: Civilians (15 October 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to UN General Assembly's First Committee on International Disarmament and International Security 2018 joint statement on the impact of explosive weapons in populated areas, whether the UK will become a signatory to that statement before the end of 2019.

Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)

​The Joint Statement on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas presented at last year's UN General Assembly First Committee was a standalone document specific to the 2018 First Committee; it cannot be supported retrospectively.

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Answered by:
Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
22 October 2019