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Myanmar: Earthquakes

Commons · Question 51861 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 20 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the recent earthquake in Myanmar on the balance his Department is striking between working with localised grassroots or

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 20 May 2025

The UK has announced up to £25 million in life-saving support for people affected by the recent earthquake in Myanmar. The UK diversifies aid delivery through multilateral agencies, and local organisations, with almost 65 per cent of the UK's funding dire...