A question on #Myanmar #HumanRightsAndPoliticsAndGovernment tabled by Jim Shannon on 16-06-2025 has been answered by Catherine West.

Heading: Myanmar: Human Rights and Politics and Government
Question ID: 1812985
UIN: 60027
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-16
Asking Member ID: 4131
Asking Member display name: Jim Shannon
Asking Member handle: jimshannonmp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jimshannonmp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with (a) pro-democracy organisations, (b) civil society and (c) ethnic nationalities in Myanmar to promote (i) federal democracy and (ii) human rights
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Date answered: 2025-06-25
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Answering Member ID: 4523
Answering Member display name: Catherine West
Answering Member handle: catherinewest1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @catherinewest1
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Answer text: We continue to discuss the political situation in Myanmar with a range of opposition stakeholders, including the National Unity Government (NUG) and a number of Ethnic Resistance Organisations (ERO). I recently met senior NUG stakeholders, to reiterate UK...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tweeted: true