Written questions

Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid

Commons · Question 61719 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) deliver humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations in Myanmar's conflict zones outside military control and (b) avoid (i) legitimising and (ii)

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 30 Jun 2025

Since the 2021 coup, the UK has provided more than £190 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance, emergency healthcare and education support, and support to civil society. No UK funds go to the Myanmar military, and we work through local partners to...