Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to work with the international community to address (a) political violence in Myanmar and (b) executions of political opponents by the Government of Myanmar.

The UK condemns the widespread violence and conflict across Myanmar, which has resulted in a major humanitarian crisis. We call on the military to exercise restraint and respect international law. We continue to work with international partners, including at the UN, G7 and ASEAN, to try to bring an end to the crisis. The UK has imposed targeted and coordinated sanctions and is working with international partners to tackle the flow of arms to Myanmar. We have also used our leadership role in the UN and G7 to secure strong statements condemning the crisis.

The UK opposes the use of the death penalty across the world and advocates its abolition. Following the announcement of the execution of four pro-democracy and opposition leaders on 25 July, we issued a joint statement with our allies in the EU, US, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Canada and Norway, and coordinated a UN Security Council Press Statement, to condemn the regime's actions in the strongest terms.