Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international counterparts to help ensure electricity at the Chernobyl nuclear plant is not cut off so cooling systems within the sarcophagus covering the fourth reactor are not compromised.

We are supporting the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) ongoing efforts to provide technical assistance to Ukrainian authorities. The UK is coordinating with a number of international counterparts and joined a G7 Non Proliferation Directors Group statement (7 April) welcoming IAEA Director General Grossi's efforts and encouraging all countries to support the IAEA in working to restore nuclear security and safety in Ukraine. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.