Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that both sides in the conflict in South Sudan implement the agreement to end all hostilities; and if he will make a statement.

The UK is supporting regional efforts to resolve the conflict in South Sudan by providing political and financial assistance to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development-led peace talks. The UK also led efforts to secure an EU sanctions regime for South Sudan that targeted individuals from both sides of the conflict. We will work with our UN Security Council partners to take action against those who obstruct peace. When I met Dr Benjamin, the South Sudanese Foreign Minister, during the UN General Assembly in September, I stressed the importance of a full and immediate cessation of hostilities.