Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers in his Department have had recent discussions with the Sri Lankan Government on long-term economic (a) support and (b) reform in that country.

The Foreign Secretary met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Ali Sabry on 14 July where he reaffirmed the UK's commitment to support economic recovery and International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme reforms in Sri Lanka. Minister for the Indo Pacific, discussed next steps for UK economic support with the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister on the 17 March. The UK supports economic reform as an active and engaged member of Sri Lanka's official creditor committee through the Paris Club. We will continue to work with other creditors and the Sri Lankan Government to restore debt sustainability and support economic recovery.