Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had any discussions with his Canadian counterpart on securing the support of the Government of Canada for (a) a UN mandated global arms embargo on Burma and (b) a referral of the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court.

The Foreign Secretary discussed the situation in Burma with Canadian Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, in September. The Government recognises the importance of maintaining pressure on the Burmese military and security forces and has played a key role supporting measures such as the EU arms embargo and suspension of all military visits. We judge that there would not be consensus within the UNSC for a global arms embargo or ICC referral at this time.