Myanmar: Development Aid
Commons · Question 51004 · Tabled 8 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 16 May 2025
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK aid to Myanmar (a) reaches people impacted by the recent earthquake and (b) is not intercepted by the military regime.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 16 May 2025
The UK has announced up to £25 million in life-saving support for those affected by the recent earthquake in Myanmar, including up to £5 million to match public donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal. So far this support has provided food, ...