Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce sanctions on members of the Burmese military linked to human rights abuses and the recent coup d’état in Myanmar.

The UK condemns the state of emergency imposed by the Myanmar military on 1 February, and the unlawful detention of civil society representatives and democratically elected politicians, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.

The UK has already imposed targeted sanctions on 16 individuals responsible for human rights violations in Myanmar. We played a leading role in securing sanctions on 14 individuals whilst we were in the EU. These have all been transitioned into UK law. In July 2020, we sanctioned the Commander-in-Chief and his Deputy, in our first tranche of sanctions under the Global Human Rights Sanctions regime. We have now sanctioned all six individuals named in the UN Fact Finding Mission Report. We are working closely with international partners to consider next steps with the aim of ensuring that the democratic wishes of Myanmar's people are respected and prisoners are released. The UK will consider all the tools at its disposal.