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Armed Conflict: Explosives

Commons · Question 123360 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 13 Apr 2026

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Asked by Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UK government has taken to fulfil its commitment under the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas to promote implementation of the Decla

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Answered by Stephen Doughty, 13 Apr 2026

The Government is a strong supporter of the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA Declaration) and the UK was an early endorsing state. Officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Ministry of Defence ...