Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

What recent progress he has made on the next round of sanctions designations under the Magnitsky sanctions regime.

We recently announced designations on International Human Rights Day under the Global Human Rights sanctions regime against ten individuals and one entity for serious human rights violations in Venezuela, Pakistan, The Gambia and Chechnya.

We will continue to consider targets, guided by the human rights objectives of the sanctions regime and the evidence.