Written question asked by Vera Baird (Labour) on Thursday, 6 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 February 2003. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 13 February 2003 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which people elected at the last elections in Burma are under house arrest there. - Includes figures.

Answer: Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which people elected at the last elections in Burma are under house arrest there. [97119] Mr. Mike O'Brien: Our latest information is that there are no MPs-elect from the 1990 election in Burma currently under house arrest. However many MPs-elect continue to be subject to close surveillance, checks, general infringement of civil liberties and harassment from the police and security services.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 97119; 399 c940W;399 c936W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Civil liberties Elections Human rights Members Political prisoners Myanmar Oppression House arrest
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk