Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether their decision not to pursue human rights accountability measures under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 against high-ranking officials and entities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is influenced by the prospect of reopening the British Embassy in Pyongyang.

The UK remains deeply concerned by reports of ongoing, widespread and systematic human rights violations in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The UK designated two DPRK entities through the Global Human Rights (GHR) sanctions regime in July 2020. The DPRK's Ministry of State Security (Bureau 7) and the Ministry of People's Security (Correctional Bureau) are now subject to an asset freeze. We continue to keep further listings under review.