Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 8 May 2024Answered: 14 May 2024
Asked by
Bambos Charalambous
Labour — Southgate and Wood Green
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Catherine West)
The UK Government are committed to human rights in Sri Lanka and are leading international efforts to promote accountability and human rights, including at the UN Human Rights Council. In a visit to Sri Lanka last month, I raised these issues with Ministers in the new Government in Colombo.