Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the government of Uganda in supporting armed groups allegedly responsible for human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, considering the aid and economic partnership between the United Kingdom and Uganda.

We have consistently condemned in the strongest terms the actions of all armed groups including the UN-sanctioned M23 and reiterated our full support for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We call on all parties to respect UN obligations and international law. Counter-terrorism and regional security is a shared priority for the UK and Uganda. We prioritise supporting engagements in Uganda that contribute to stability. Uganda has an important role to play, including by working with the government of the DRC on the joint Operation Shujaa to counter the Daesh-aligned Allied Democratic Forces in Eastern DRC.