Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

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 organisations and multilateral humanitarian agencies.

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 directed to local organisations on the ground in Myanmar.

Through our flag-ship humanitarian programme, UK support through local organisations has reached over 201,000 people since the earthquake with essential humanitarian support. Overall, since the earthquake, UK-funded food, water, healthcare, and shelter has supported over 360,000 people so far.