Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 August 2017 to Question HL1189, what progress has been made on extending EU sanctions on South Sudanese leaders.

The British Government strongly supports the sanctioning of individuals where we judge that this can help to change behaviour. We remain committed to securing EU sanctions on those South Sudanese leaders who actively block or refuse to engage constructively in the peace process. The EU set out its readiness to implement sanctions in support of the High Level Revitalisation Forum in South Sudan in a statement released on 6 November. The British Government strongly supports the High Level Revitalisation Forum and has offered its full commitment to help it succeed. However, if it is judged that key players are refusing to engage properly in the process we, and our EU partners, stand ready to implement tougher measures.