Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the debate entitled Conflict-related sexual violence, which took place at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 24 January 2023.

The UK Government welcomes the recent Council of Europe debate on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). As highlighted by the November 2022 Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) International Conference, the UK recognises the value in continuing to highlight this agenda at all levels, including at international fora, to help ensure effective international efforts to prevent and respond to CRSV. Reflecting key themes from the debate, the new PSVI strategy centres the UK's response on four key strategic objectives - strengthening the global response, preventing CRSV, strengthening justice for all survivors and supporting survivors and children born of CRSV.