Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry for Ukraine that sexual and gender-based violence has been committed against children as young as four; and what steps they are taking to ensure that perpetrators of such crimes are held to account.

The UN Commission of Inquiry's findings, including credible evidence of sexual violence against children, highlight the scope and scale of the atrocities committed in Ukraine, supporting claims that Russian forces are responsible for serious violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, including war crimes.

The UK is supporting the investigations of both the Ukrainian authorities and the International Criminal Court (ICC). This includes our £2.5 million Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group contribution that supports Ukraine's investigations and prosecution of core international crimes, and a £1 million contribution, in addition to our £10.5 million annual contribution, to the ICC.