Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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.

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.

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.

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.