Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he discussed coordination of sanctions against the Myanmar military with his Australian counterpart during her recent visit to the UK.

The UK has led the international sanctions efforts to reduce the Myanmar military's access to revenue, arms and equipment, in close coordination with partners. The Foreign Secretary welcomed Australia's recent sanctions announcement during his meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, on 1 February. Both acknowledged the importance of taking coordinated action.

The UK will continue to work closely with our partners to understand how we can take targeted and proportionate action to reduce the military's access to funds to facilitate their campaign of violence.