Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he is making to the Government of South Sudan on political reform and tackling corruption.

The UK continues to urge the parties to the conflict to engage meaningfully with ongoing peace talks, led by the region, in order to address the outstanding crucial governance and political reform issues that remain. In addition we are urging the parties to focus on negotiating inclusive and transparent governance arrangements - without this, there can be no sustainable peace in South Sudan.

The UK continues to work to tackle the corruption that enables conflict in South Sudan. We are engaging closely with British banks to analyse and tackle illicit financial flows, and are also working closely with the EU and international partners to clamp down on corruption and money laundering.