Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the potential merits of a UN-mandated global arms embargo against Burma.

We judge there is currently insufficient support across the UN Security Council for a resolution proposing a global arms embargo.

We continue to support the EU's retention of its arms embargo, which prohibits the supply of equipment or the provision of any training that might strengthen the Burmese military's combat capability.

Earlier this year the UK argued successfully for the continuation of the EU Arms Embargo for Burma and will continue to do so.