Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of targeted sanctions on entities in Sudan being used to resource the parties to the conflict.

The UK Government does not speculate on future designations as to do so could reduce their impact. Our immediate priority is to work with our international partners, including the US, to ensure a cessation of violence across Sudan, and secure humanitarian access. All parties to the conflict must uphold their responsibility to protect civilians and ensure humanitarian assistance can be delivered quicky and safely.