Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) the maritime insurance sector on the insurance of third nation vessels shipping aviation fuel to Myanmar.

The UK has been clear that we oppose the provision of jet fuel, arms, military equipment, and dual use items to Myanmar and that UK businesses should not facilitate such activity. We also expect British insurers to conduct due diligence to ensure they are not facilitating the provision of goods that enable serious human rights violations. On 28 February, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office worked with the Department for International Trade to update the UK's Overseas Business Risk Guidance to make it clear that UK businesses should conduct thorough supply chain due diligence to ensure that commodities, such as aviation fuel, do not reach the Myanmar military.