Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Burma Campaign UK's briefing of May which estimates that since the military coup in Burma, poverty has doubled to around 50 per cent of the population.

The UK welcomes Burma Campaign's briefing on the Myanmar Crisis. Myanmar is the Indo-Pacific's most desperate humanitarian crisis, with over 17.6 million people requiring humanitarian assistance, and over 1.6 million displaced. This has been exacerbated due to the impact of Cyclone Mocha. Myanmar is now the 6th highest food insecure country globally. The UK has taken steps to hold the military to account through targeted sanctions, and has also responded to urgent humanitarian needs. Since the coup on 1 February 2021, the UK has provided over £100 million in life saving assistance, emergency healthcare and education for displaced and conflict affected people.