Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the comments by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 21 June (HL Deb col 253–255), whether they have any further information concerning the attack on the Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School in Uganda on 16 June; and what discussions they have had with international partners about providing assistance to the Ugandan authorities to bring those responsible to justice.

The UK condemns the 16 June attack on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Mpondwe, Uganda. The Minister for Development and the British High Commissioner both issued a tweet on 17 June sending their condolences to those affected. As of 20 June, there were 42 deaths of which 37 were students. There are five to seven individuals believed to be abducted. The Ugandan security services continue their efforts to track down the perpetrators. The British High Commission in Kampala remains in close contact with the Ugandan authorities and no requests for assistance have been made. Those responsible must be brought to justice.