Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the mission of the Council of Europe to promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

The UK is committed to continuing to work with the Council of Europe to promote our shared values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. We take a proactive role within Council of Europe forums to contribute to the development of standards to further protect human rights and the rule of law across Europe, including in emerging areas such as hate crime and AI. As the Prime Minister confirmed in a debate on Northern Ireland Protocol (27 February 2023), "the UK is and will remain a member of the ECHR".