Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs,, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate which took place at the Council of Europe on 22 June 2022 entitled Humanitarian consequences and internal and external migration in connection with the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

The UK Government condemns Russia's unprovoked and premeditated invasion of Ukraine and we recognise the important work of the Council of Europe, and in particular the role of Parliamentary Assembly, for their swift action to expel Russia. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left nearly 16 million people in need of humanitarian assistance within Ukraine, with around 32% of the population displaced either internally or externally. The UK is one of the largest bilateral donors to Ukraine and the region. We have allocated £220 million of humanitarian assistance to the crisis, with a focus on protecting and supporting the most vulnerable groups, particularly women and girls. We note that recommendations will go to the Committee of Ministers in due course.