Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the political and humanitarian situation in Myanmar following the military coup in February; and what steps they will take, if any, to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in their efforts to end violence and restore democracy in that country.

The UK is clear in its condemnation of the coup and the appalling violence by the military, which has left over 1000 people dead. We regularly monitor the situation in Myanmar and assess there is a continued political, Covid and humanitarian crisis. We're deeply concerned about escalating conflict across the country, particularly in Chin State. The UK is calling for a peaceful and inclusive resolution to the crisis which is extremely serious. We continue to call publicly for a return to democracy and the release of all those in arbitrary detention.