Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide support to the Memoria Viva trade union in Colombia in response to reports that one of its members, Jose Quitumbo Cayapú, was killed on 5 November.

To date, the UK has spent over £69 million through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) to support the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Colombia and improve stability and security. Our funding is supporting the Colombian Government's rural development and reintegration programmes, transitional justice mechanisms, and strengthening the security and participation of communities in conflict-affected areas.

Colombia is an FCDO Human Rights Priority Country, and we will continue to support programmes that help to protect former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) combatants and other groups affected by violence.