Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2525 on Bangladesh: Armed Forces and Police, what assessment his Department makes of the human rights obligations of the (a) UK and (b) other country when determining whether to train that country's armed forces personnel.

The Ministry of Defence uses an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessment to ensure that our training and assistance work defends and promotes human rights. This is a longstanding framework used across Government. The OSJA framework is intended to assess and reduce the risks of our assistance contributing to human rights abuses by foreign governments and partners.

Assessments are continuously reviewed as and when either the proposed assistance or the situation in country changes.