Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Canadian counterpart on facilitating the requirements for live translation from French to English of the upcoming trial over the murder of a UK citizen for the mother, father and siblings of the victim; and if he will make a statement.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is providing consular support to the family of a British woman murdered in Canada. The FCDO has raised the family's request for live interpretation at the trial with the Canadian authorities, and the Canadian authorities have shared options on the level of interpretation support that could be available. Final decisions on the exact arrangements for interpretation at the trial rest with the presiding judge and will be made closer to the start of the trial.