Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Government of Uzbekistan on LGBT+ rights.

The UK is strongly opposed to all forms of discrimination and is committed to promoting and protecting the rights and freedoms of LGBT+ people in all circumstances. FCDO senior officials, including the UK Ambassador in Tashkent, continue to raise LGBT+ rights with the Uzbek authorities, including in the context of the current consultation on amending Article 120 of the Uzbek Criminal Code, which criminalises 'voluntary sexual intercourse between two male individuals'. We have made clear the importance of these consultations being transparent as well as the need to protect the rights of the LGBT+ community in Uzbekistan.