Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department made to representatives of the Government of Sudan visiting the UK-Sudan Trade Forum on 12 December 2017 on (a) human rights and (b) corruption and transparency.

This question was answered on 21st December 2017
I and the Minister for Africa both met Sudanese Foreign Minister Ghandour on 12 December. In both meetings we highlighted the need for Sudan to make improvements on human rights and to undertake political and economic reforms.