Written questions

Myanmar: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 22073 · Tabled 6 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress he has made on supporting (a) Rakhine Muslim and (b) Christian communities in Myanmar.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 9 Jan 2025

We are committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all. Since 2017, the UK has provided over £48 million in aid including cash assistance and water, sanitation and hygiene services to the Rohingya and other Muslim minorities in Rakhine state....