Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 182556
Ukraine: Armed Conflict
Tabled: 25 April 2023
Answered: 3 May 2023
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help protect Chernobyl during the war in Ukraine.
Answer
The UK is coordinating with key international partners, including the G7, to support the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Ukrainian authorities to ensure the safety and security of Chernobyl and other civil nuclear facilities in Ukraine. We are supporting the IAEA's ongoing efforts to provide technical assistance to Ukrainian authorities. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.