§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Government of Uganda on the protection of people in the north and east of Uganda from rebel action. [121540]
§ Mr. MullinWe deplore the violence perpetrated against innocent civilians by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). We are particularly concerned about the effect of fighting in the north of Uganda on the local population, who have borne the brunt of the violence. While we sympathise with the Ugandan Government's aim of defeating the LRA, we have, through our High Commission in Kampala, encouraged them to consider alternative methods of bringing the conflict to an end. We will continue to make representations to the Government of Uganda at both ministerial and official level.