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 Ending enforced disappearances on the territory of the Council of Europe, that took place at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 27 January 2022.

The UK Government recognises the crucial work of the Council of Europe, and in particular Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in ending enforced disappearances, noting that recommendations will go to the Committee of Ministers for appropriate review in due course. We strongly condemn any instances of this criminal practice and urge states to fully investigate allegations, prosecute those responsible and deliver justice to victims and their families.