Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to Lithuania's referral of Belarus to the International Criminal Court, and whether they support the referral.

We are aware that on 30 September Lithuania referred the Belarusian authorities to the International Criminal Court. The UK Government is giving due consideration to the referral. We are working closely with Lithuania and other international partners to hold the Belarusian authorities to account for the appalling ongoing human rights crackdown in that country. We remain committed to wider accountability measures, including through funding the International Accountability Platform for Belarus which collects and preserves evidence of crimes committed by the Belarusian regime.