Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the UK Government is taking to (a) support UN Resolution 2401 on the humanitarian crisis in Syria, and (b) collect evidence of (i) violations of international humanitarian law and (ii) crimes against humanity.

We have repeatedly pressed the Syrian regime and its backers, Russia and Iran, to abide by their obligations under Resolution 2401. The UN Human Rights Council we secured the adoption of a UK-proposed resolution calling for full and immediate implementation of Resolution 2401. The Foreign Secretary and International Development Secretary issued joint statements on 15 March and 22 March, condemning the appalling situation in Eastern Ghouta and calling for the implementation of UNSCR 2401. The UK is committed to ensuring that those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses in Syria are held to account and we have been at the forefront of international action.