Written questions

Myanmar: Politics and Government

Commons · Question 8856 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the situation of (a) the Buddhist community and (b) other religious minorities in Myanm

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 17 Oct 2024

The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all. We are aware of the continued vulnerability of religious minorities in Myanmar, and we condemn identify-based violence on any ground. The UK continues to raise our concerns about ethn...