International Humanitarian Law
Commons · Question 14366 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restructuring the International Humanitarian Law Unit on the Department's capacity to monitor, assess and provide advi
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 7 Jul 2026
As I explained in the answer of 29 April to Questions 129692-95, the media stories on which these questions are based were misleading, and as I reiterated in the House on 1 July, our function in this important area remains and the unit has not closed.