Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to assist the holding of democratic elections in Burkina Faso as quickly as possible.

We have called on all parties in Burkina Faso to work together to launch a peaceful, civilian-led and democratic transition process leading to the holding of free and fair elections as soon as possible. We strongly support the leadership of the African Union, Economic Community of West African States and the United Nations in achieving that goal.