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Myanmar: Security

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 102148

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Myanmar.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The UK's security assessment for Myanmar is kept up-to-date on the FCDO Travel Advice: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/myanmar/safety-and-security.

On the economic side, poverty rates, food insecurity and forced labour in the country remain significant concerns. Advice to UK business operating in Myanmar can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-myanmar-burma.

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