Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what budget they allocate to (1) the support they are providing to Ukraine in response to investigating alleged Russian war crimes committed in that country, and (2) investigating alleged Rwandan war criminals living in the UK.

Russia's use of indiscriminate force against innocent civilians in Ukraine amounts to war crimes. Those must be investigated and those responsible must be held to account. The UK led efforts to refer the situation in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is for the ICC Prosecutor to independently determine who should be prosecuted for war crimes committed in Ukraine. The UK will provide the necessary support to the ICC, including through £1 million in funding and technical assistance. In addition to supporting the ICC investigation, the Attorney General led a scoping mission to the region in May, to assess how UK Government Departments can assist Ukraine's domestic investigation into war crimes.

Regarding alleged Rwandan war criminals in the UK, an ongoing Metropolitan Police Service investigation into five alleged Rwandan genocidaires remains a priority for the Police, Home Office and wider UK Government.