Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes in their Atrocity Crimes Review, published on 13 October, concerning reforms of universal jurisdiction in UK law, and of its recommendation that the Genocide Determination Bill and the Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill be adopted.

We welcome the report of the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes, published on 13 October 2026. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is reviewing the report and will consider its findings, including those relating to universal jurisdiction and the proposed Genocide Determination Bill and Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill. Following this, we will consider what further action, if any, may be appropriate.