Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to introduce human rights training for Colombian aid programmes.

The UK does not have a traditional aid programme in Colombia. We have a modest human rights programme which prioritises activities to support human rights defenders, prevention of sexual violence in conflict and business and human rights promotion.

Multilateral organisations in which the UK has a share such as the United Nations and the International Development Bank have human rights components built into their initiatives and processes, and where appropriate human rights training included.