Question follow-through · 4818
Sri Lanka: War Crimes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to seek justice for war crimes committed during the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to seek justice for war crimes committed during the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 26 May 2026 in response to Question 2557. In addition, the Foreign Secretary and I met with the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 20 May during her visit to the UK where the Foreign Secretary raised the need f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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