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date	20/09/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to work with the international community to address (a) political violence in Myanmar and (b) executions of political opponents by the Government of Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	52028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK condemns the widespread violence and conflict across Myanmar, which has resulted in a major humanitarian crisis. We call on the military to exercise restraint and respect international law. We continue to work with international partners, including at the UN, G7 and ASEAN, to try to bring an end to the crisis. The UK has imposed targeted and coordinated sanctions and is working with international partners to tackle the flow of arms to Myanmar. We have also used our leadership role in the UN and G7 to secure strong statements condemning the crisis.</p><p>The UK opposes the use of the death penalty across the world and advocates its abolition. Following the announcement of the execution of four pro-democracy and opposition leaders on 25 July, we issued a joint statement with our allies in the EU, US, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Canada and Norway, and coordinated a UN Security Council Press Statement, to condemn the regime's actions in the strongest terms.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/09/2022 15:21:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1505073

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date	05/09/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what relationship her Department has with the National Unity Government from Myanmar; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	47335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with the National Unity Government (NUG) and a range of other pro-democracy actors. The NUG is an important voice for many people in Myanmar and we strongly support all those calling for a return to democracy. The former Minister for Asia met with Dr Zaw Wai Soe, the NUG's Minister for Health and Education on 24th May. Dr Zaw Wai Soe also met with another minister, parliamentarians and officials during his trip to the UK. During the meetings we emphasised the UK's condemnation of the coup and highlighted our ongoing efforts to respond to the crisis. The former Minister for Asia also spoke to Daw Zin Mar Aung, the NUG's Foreign Minister on 7 March. We will continue to support those who are helping to protect civic space and human rights to sustain the foundations for democracy and build a common vision for the future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/09/2022 13:33:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms