Myanmar: Sanctions

(asked on 4th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK Government sanctions against Myanmar military companies are planned to include the prohibition of the provision of services including (a) banking, (b) insurance and reinsurance, (c) finance, (d) consultancy, (e) accounting and (f) legal services.


Answered by
Nigel Adams Portrait
Nigel Adams
This question was answered on 12th March 2021

We are clear that the military must pay the price for their actions, that is why we are exploring all options to put pressure on their economic interests, this includes sanctions.

We remain committed to the principle of 'do no harm' with sanctions, and therefore wish to ensure that any measures balance the risk of disproportionately affecting poor people in Myanmar and imposing a cost on the military. In addition as set out in the written ministerial statement of 25 February we are reviewing our approach to Trade and Investment in Myanmar, and while that review takes place have suspended all trade promotion activity. The Foreign Secretary and the International Trade Secretary are writing to British Companies active in Myanmar to make clear our expectation that they do nothing to support the military.

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