Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to imposing sanctions on Myanmar until perpetrators of human rights abuses against the Rohingya have been brought to justice.

The UK was instrumental in delivering the EU's targeted sanctions on fourteen individuals responsible for human rights violations in Myanmar. Further names can be added to the list. These sanctions will continue after we leave the EU. We will also be able to apply sanctions against individuals responsible for serious human rights violations under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

We do not support the introduction of financial or trade sanctions at this stage. Targeting companies or sectors, and disrupting Myanmar's financial system, could harm economic development across Myanmar. Any sanctions on economic entities or sectors of the economy must be sufficiently targeted at the military so that they do not harm ordinary working people in Myanmar, who are among some of the poorest in the region.