Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has raised the matter of the continuing detention of political prisoners in Burma during his recent discussions with Aung San Suu Kyi; and if he will make a statement.
The British Embassy in Burma has raised the issue of political prisoners on several occasions with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her ministers. Since her government took office in April 2016, at least 160 political prisoners have been released. However, we believe there to be still 45 political prisoners in Burma.