PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mediterranean Region: International Law (8 March 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidance her Department has issued to the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) Home Office on international humanitarian law on UK operations in the Mediterranean.
Asked by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour)
Asked by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour)
Answer
UK military forces operating in the Eastern Mediterranean are subject to rules of engagement which ensure compliance with international law. DFID does not in general issue guidance on international humanitarian law.
Answered by:
Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
11 March 2016
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