Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help secure the release of political prisoners in Burma; and if he will make a statement.

The UK condemns the unlawful detention of political opponents, civil society, journalists and human rights defenders. On 27 July 2022, the UK secured a UN Security Council (UNSC) Press Statement condemning the execution of prisoners and calling for the release of all those in arbitrary detention. On 17 November 2022, the Foreign Secretary stated that all those unjustly imprisoned in Myanmar should be released. We will continue to use all available fora, including the UNSC, to raise these concerns.