Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict team of experts were deployed as of 24 November 2022; and where were those experts based.

As of 25 November 2022, there are currently five members of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Team of Experts under contract for PSVI commissioned tasks. These deployments are supporting the delivery of the PSVI's strategic objectives and include: work to support the investigation and prosecution of war crimes including conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Ukraine; development of the Platform for Action to support children born of CRSV; scoping of options to promote CRSV accountability; collaboration with survivors on programme development and survivor engagement at the PSVI International Conference (28-29 November); and psychosocial support for survivors at the PSVI conference itself. None of the above consultants are currently deployed overseas. The Team of Experts has deployed over 90 times to countries such as Ukraine, Bangladesh, Uganda and Ethiopia.