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971715

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) funding and (b) technical support has been given by the UK Government to the military of the Government of Myanmar in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	173630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK Ministry of Defence has not provided any direct funding or combat training to the Burmese Military.</p><p>The UK's defence engagement strategy with Burma has focussed on securing long term change in their military through education, providing access to courses such as Psychology of Leadership, Building Integrity for Senior Leaders and Managing Defence in Wider Security Context.</p><p>This programme with Burma has cost a total of £448,375 over the previous three years (September 2015 - September 2018). It was agreed in consultation with the civilian government and complied with the UK's obligations under the EU Arms Embargo.</p><p>On 19 September 2017, in light of the ongoing violence in Burma's Rakhine State, the growing humanitarian crisis it has caused, and our deep concern about the human rights abuses that are taking place, the Secretary of State for Defence took the decision to suspend these educational courses provided to the Burmese military.</p><p>In support of the UK's Safety of Life at Sea obligation and the UK Hydrographic Office's (UKHO) contribution to developing the capabilities of coastal states to enable safe navigation, the UKHO has trained one member of the Myanmar Navy Hydrographic Centre in nautical cartography in 2015. Through the International Hydrographic Organisation, UKHO has also supported the provision of data processing and navigational chart production training.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/10/2018 15:03:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

968154

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of training an assistance provided by the armed forces to the Myanmar military in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	170807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>On 19 September 2017, the UK announced the suspension of our defence cooperation with Burma until there is an acceptable resolution to the current situation in Rakhine.</p><p>Our previous bilateral military cooperation consisted only of educational courses focused on governance, accountability, ethics, human rights and international law. That programme ran between 2014 and 2017. The UK has not provided any form of combat training - prohibited under the EU Arms Embargo - to the Burmese Military.</p><p>Over the previous five years, a total of £816,415 was spent on that programme, funded from a mix of Defence Engagement budgets and the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2018 15:31:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

767637

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has provided funding, training or other support to the military forces of Myanmar in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	106685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK has not provided any funding or combat training to the Burmese military, although we have been providing education training. In addition to English language training the Ministry of Defence has provided courses covering governance, human rights, accountability and international law. These courses were delivered by the Defence Academy in Burma and here in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/10/2017 15:07:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

765919

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirements his Department has set for the re-establishment of military assistance provided by the UK to Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	106277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State took the decision to suspend our educational training courses provided to the Burmese military on 19 September, in light of the ongoing violence in Burma's Rakhine State, the growing humanitarian crisis it has caused, and our deep concern about the human rights abuses that are taking place.</p><p>The UN Security Council has made clear that the Burmese must take immediate steps to stop the violence in Rakhine, to allow full access for humanitarian aid, resolve the refugee problem, ensure the protection of all civilians, and to implement the Rakhine Advisory Commission recommendations.</p><p>We will continue to monitor the situation closely and to press the Government and Armed Forces of Burma to implement the steps outlined by the UNSC. Only when these issues are satisfactorily resolved will we consider reinstating our educational courses.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/10/2017 14:45:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

759656

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the recent violence against the Rohingya minority in Rakhine State, if he will review the merits of continuing to provide UK military training to Myanmar's armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	10060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>In light of the ongoing violence in Burma's Rakhine State and the growing humanitarian crisis it has caused, the UK Ministry of Defence has decided to suspend all practical defence engagement with Burma, and all ongoing educational training has been suspended with immediate effect.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/09/2017 14:36:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

758566

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to suspend their programme of military training with the Burmese army in the light of its attacks on civilians in Rakhine State.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>In light of the ongoing violence in Burma's Rakhine State and the growing humanitarian crisis it has caused, the UK Ministry of Defence has decided to suspend all training and educational courses provided to the Burmese military with immediate effect.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/09/2017 15:07:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

757262

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the suspension of military assistance, including training, for the Burmese army.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL1247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>In light of the ongoing violence in Burma's Rakhine State and the growing humanitarian crisis it has caused, the UK Ministry of Defence has decided to suspend all training and educational courses provided to the Burmese military with immediate effect.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/09/2017 15:40:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

681181

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2017 to Question 60298, what assessment has been made of the utility of introducing a human rights specific programme module to the training provided to the Burmese Army.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	62252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides two educational courses delivered in Burma to the Burmese Army; both comprehensively address human rights. The Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context and the Strategic Leadership Programme are educational courses that promote governance, transparency and accountability, ethics and international law. The courses have specific modules on international humanitarian law, sexual and gender based violence and child soldiers. The courses emphasise the primacy of democratic political oversight and the rule of international law through the majority of subject areas and thus human rights is addressed more thoroughly than in a single module. The forthcoming Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context programme to be delivered in Burma in the early part of this year includes a session specifically dedicated to human rights. UNHCR, UNICEF and UN Women have all contributed to the programmes delivered in Burma.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2017 14:45:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

674215

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2017 to Question 59322, what information his Department holds on whether personnel in the Burmese Army who were trained by courses funded by the Government have been accused of committing human rights violations against the Rohingya people.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	60299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on whether the personnel in the Burmese Army who have received training on courses funded by the Government have been accused of committing human rights violations.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/01/2017 17:42:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

674223

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2017 to Question 59322, what role the respect of human rights plays in the training provided to the Burmese Army.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	60298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The educational training provided to the Burmese Army aims to promote an awareness of the role and responsibilities of the military within a democratic system, and respect of human rights is implicit in the programmes delivered. There is currently no specific programme module within this training which focuses on the issue of human rights.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/01/2017 17:42:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake