Judiciary: UNRWA
Lords · Question HL994 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Deech
To ask His Majesty's Government following recent accusations of connections between Hamas and staff at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), whether a tribunal judge's membership of an UNRWA committee could be considered conduct that is capa
Answer
Answered by Baroness Levitt, 30 Jun 2026
All tribunals judges swear an oath to act impartially. Because recusal in general and the conduct of judges in particular, are matters for the independent judiciary, the Government has not sought to assess recusal in the tribunals. The Government is unabl...