Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the British Embassy and other UK Government offices in Myanmar purchasing goods or services from military-owned or controlled companies.

​The government does not currently have a policy of avoiding purchasing goods or services from such companies. The military has an extensive and opaque range of business interests. Services and goods provided by military-linked companies range from drinking water to port handling services. For many services used by the British Embassy, the choice of providers is very limited. However, the UK is working to improve transparency and accountability standards in the Burmese economy to make the ownership of companies clearer.