Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations
Commons · Question 50305 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Leader of the House · Official record
Answered 14 May 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Leader of the House, if she will ensure that a (a) full debate takes place in and (b) divisible motion is agreed by the House of Commons before deploying UK ground forces to Ukraine.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Powell, 14 May 2025
There is a longstanding convention on war powers which this government respects.I refer the Hon. Member to the words of the Prime Minister on 3rd March 2025 during the statement on Ukraine (available at: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-03-03).T...