Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the UK's current budget for humanitarian aid to Myanmar; what steps they are taking to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the people who are most in need and not blocked or diverted by the military; and whether they plan to increase aid.

Since the coup in Myanmar in February 2021, the UK has provided more than £190 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance, emergency healthcare and education support, and work to support civil society and local communities. In the past year, the UK has supported 1.4 million people with humanitarian assistance and provided essential health services to 1.3 million people. The UK works with local civil society organisations and national NGOs in Myanmar, which can overcome humanitarian access restrictions to reach vulnerable people in conflict-affected areas.