Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that eye witness statements are taken from refugees from Tigray about reports of war crimes and crimes against humanity in that region; how they intend to preserve any such evidence; and what plans they have to put judicial mechanisms in place to bring those responsible to justice.

Access to Tigray for Human Rights and humanitarian staff remains limited. We support the call made by the UN High Commission for Refugees for independent human rights monitors to be given access to Tigray to verify allegations that have been made against all parties to the conflict, and to help ensure accountability. We will continue to make this point in upcoming conversations with the Government of Ethiopia. We are also calling for unimpeded access for humanitarian organisations to reach those most directly affected by the fighting.