Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Rwanda concerning their reported support for the M23 rebel movement and their alleged role in unlawful killings, war crimes and sexual violence in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In October, the Foreign Secretary raised the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with the Rwandan Foreign Minister. I visited Rwanda in September and met with President Kagame and urged cooperation with negotiations under the Luanda process. In August, I visited both Angola and DRC and met with Presidents Lourenço and Tshisekedi and welcomed the ceasefire and continued cooperation. Women and girls in DRC face some of the highest rates of sexual violence globally. Through funding of civil society partners, the UK is strengthening access to justice for survivors.