I am aware of the particular case referred to in the Deputy’s question. I have the fullest understanding and sympathy with anyone who feels moved to declare themselves a conscientious objector, and I believe that it is a mark of the maturity and humanity of a society that it treats such cases with sympathy and respect. However, it would not be appropriate for me to intervene in a question of the requirement in law for citizens of another country to serve in the armed forces. I would obviously expect the members of any armed forces, in whatever country they may be, to comply fully with the requirements of international law and international humanitarian law in the performance of their military duties.