Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the contribution of the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Affairs Committee on 15 September 2015, Qq 9-11, HC467, whether the promotion of human rights remains a top priority for his Department.

Human rights remain an integral part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's work. They are mainstreamed across our work and they are intrinsically linked with many aspects of our national interest, including the stability and prosperity of our international partners.