Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the debate on Recent challenges to security in Europe: what role for the Council of Europe, that took place at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe meeting on 27 January 2022.

The Government is committed to addressing the range of security challenges across Europe, including in Belarus and the Russian military build-up in and around Ukraine's borders. We recognise the crucial work of the Council of Europe in building peace and dialogue between member states and in addressing any 'democratic backsliding' in the region. We understand that any recommendations from the debate will go to the Committee of Ministers for review in due course.