The UK continues to follow developments in Cuba closely, including the impact of the 29 January US executive order. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials engage regularly with UN agencies operating in Cuba, including the UN Children's Fund, the World Food Programme and UN Development Programme, as part of our broader commitment to humanitarian and development assistance. The UK also contributes to global humanitarian financing mechanisms such as the Central Emergency Response Fund and other pooled funds which can provide support where needs arise.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 1 December to Question HL11962, which dealt with this question at length and is reproduced below for ease of reference:

We continue to support the aspirations of the people of Myanmar for a peaceful, democratic future. Any meaningful election needs to be accompanied by an end to violence, a resumption of dialogue among all parties concerned, and must also address the urgent need to allow access for humanitarian assistance, to end human rights violations, and reverse the collapse of public services. We will continue to engage international partners, including ASEAN and at the UN Security Council, on the challenges facing people in Myanmar. On 19 November at the UN Third Committee meeting on Myanmar, the UK delivered a statement, reiterating concern for human rights violations and election plans: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-uk-is-concerned-by-the-ongoing-violence-in-myanmar-including-escalating-human-rights-violations-and-increasing-reports-of-sexual-andgender-based

Since 2021, the UK Government has enacted 19 sanctions packages against the Myanmar regime, including 10 individual sanctions targeting the import of aviation fuel into Myanmar. In 2022 the UK updated our Overseas Business Risk Guidance to make it clear that UK businesses should conduct thorough supply chain diligence to ensure that commodities such as aviation fuel do not reach the military.

We have also sanctioned 25 individuals and 39 entities targeting the regime's access to finance, arms and equipment. We keep all evidence and potential designations under close review. It would not be appropriate to speculate about potential future sanctions designations as to do so could reduce their impact.

We use a range of evidence to inform our response to the Myanmar military's continued import of aviation fuel that is used to carry out airstrikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure. In 2023, the UK imposed six sanctions specifically targeting the import of aviation fuel into Myanmar. We continue to explore both sanction and non-sanction measures to tackle the military's ability to use air capabilities to target civilians.

The UK is considering a range of further sanctions targets, and other measures, to hold the Myanmar regime and its associates to account. Since the start of the coup, the UK has imposed sanctions on 25 individuals and 29 entities, most recently in October 2023 in coordination with the US and Canada. It is vital that any sanctions imposed have the desired effect of denying the regime credibility and reducing their access to finance, arms and equipment, without harming the wider population of Myanmar.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) undertakes an annual review of assets frozen as a result of UK financial sanctions, requiring all persons or institutions that hold or control frozen assets in the UK to report to OFSI.

Details of assets reported to OFSI as part of the 2021 frozen asset review were published in OFSI’s 2021-2022 Annual Review. As of September 2021, £12.4 billion of frozen funds across all regimes were reported to be held by UK institutions. The value of assets held in relation to the Myanmar regime is aggregated under ‘Others’ so as not to disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals.

Details of assets reported to OFSI in 2022 will be published in OFSI’s 2022-2023 Annual Review, in Autumn 2023.

Since the coup in February 2021, the UK has announced fifteen rounds of targeted sanctions on the military leadership, and those who seek to profit from supplying the regime. We will continue to work closely with international partners, including the US, EU, Canada and Australia, to take robust action to reduce the military's access to revenue, arms, and equipment. The UK is committed to targeted sanctions, which directly impact the military without harming the wider population. This will be a key consideration for any future designations. It would be inappropriate to speculate on future targets by either ourselves or our partners.

Since the coup in February 2021, the UK has announced fifteen rounds of targeted sanctions on the military leadership, and those who seek to profit from supplying the regime. We will continue to work closely with international partners, including the US, EU, Canada and Australia, to take robust action to reduce the military's access to revenue, arms, and equipment. The UK is committed to targeted sanctions, which directly impact the military without harming the wider population. This will be a key consideration for any future designations. It would be inappropriate to speculate on future targets by either ourselves or our partners.

We are clear that until the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) returns to dialogue, all countries must fully implement United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions, including the enforcement of sanctions agreed by the UNSC to curtail the DPRK's prohibited programmes. The UK has stationed two offshore patrol vessels, HMS Tamar and HMS SPEY, which have conducted multiple enforcement operations in the Indo-Pacific against illicit DPRK maritime activity to uphold the rules based international order.

The UK did not invite the Governor of Xinjiang to visit and under no circumstance would he have been offered a Ministerial meeting. The scale and severity of human rights violations in Xinjiang is harrowing and the UK government consistently raises our concerns with Beijing at the highest levels. The Foreign Secretary did so with his Chinese counterpart on 20 February. As Minister Docherty stated in the debate on 9 February, relevant FCDO Ministers were made aware of the possible visit in the usual way, after officials were notified by the Chinese Embassy in January. Ministers agreed that officials should be prepared to offer a meeting to make clear the UK's abhorrence at the treatment of Uyghur people and to reiterate that we will not relent from exposing China's unacceptable human rights violations. No UK official has met Chinese officials sanctioned by the US over the last 12 months.

The UK has led the international sanctions efforts to reduce the Myanmar military's access to revenue, arms and equipment, in close coordination with partners. The Foreign Secretary welcomed Australia's recent sanctions announcement during his meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, on 1 February. Both acknowledged the importance of taking coordinated action.

The UK will continue to work closely with our partners to understand how we can take targeted and proportionate action to reduce the military's access to funds to facilitate their campaign of violence.

The UK Is committed to targeting sanctions against individual and entities responsible for financing, arming and equipping the military. The UK sanctioned three Russian companies, under The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021, in May 2022. Ural Avia LLC, SINS AVIA Trading House LLC and JSC Gorizont are all subject to an asset freeze for supplying parts for aircrafts used by the Myanmar Armed Forces. We have also sanctioned eight Myanmar companies responsible for procuring arms and spare parts from a range of countries; Htoo Group of Companies, Miya Win International Co Ltd, Sky Aviator Co Ltd, Dynasty International Co Ltd, Star Sapphire Group of Companies, Myanmar Chemical and Machinery Co Ltd, Myanmar New Era Trading Co Ltd and Synpex Shwe Co Ltd. We have sanctioned the Directorate for Defence Procurement which purchase arms for the military from both Russia and China. We are considering a range of further targets.

I will be visiting the region next week, and I will be meeting a number of organisations to hear some of the issues they are concerned about. The hon. Lady raises the important question of those businesses that are still supporting, and there are some things we need to look at closely. We use our sanctions where we can, but I will be continuing to meet and hear from all those who can help us to understand how we can most effectively use our tools to stop anything that supports the junta.

In response to the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, the UK has imposed 12 tranches of sanctions targeting the Myanmar military's leadership, businesses and associates, including arms dealers. On 28 February 2022, the UK updated its Overseas Business Risk Guidance to make it clear that UK businesses should conduct thorough supply chain diligence to ensure that commodities such as aviation fuel do not reach the Myanmar military.

We are continuing to explore a range of measures to tackle the Myanmar military's ability to use their air capabilities to target civilians.

The attack on the school in Sagaing Region by the Myanmar military was indefensible. On 21 September, the Minister for Asia tweeted in response to the horrific attack, reiterating our calls to end the atrocities and protect the lives of innocent civilians, including children.

We will consider all the tools at our disposal to maintain pressure on the regime and respond to serious human rights violations, including further targeted sanctions and keeping Myanmar on the UN Security Council's agenda.

Since the coup, the UK has imposed 11 tranches of sanctions targeting the military's leadership, businesses and associates. We regularly engage international partners, including the Republic of Korea and Japan, to share information on UK sanctions designations and the broader situation in Myanmar. It would be inappropriate to speculate on future targets by either ourselves or our partners.

The UK is in regular contact with our partners in the US, Canada and the EU to coordinate on further sanctions targets. Since the coup on 1 February 2021, we have imposed 11 tranches of sanctions targeting the military's leadership, businesses and associates. We remain very concerned by the military's use of indiscriminate airstrikes against civilians, and we are exploring further measures to tackle the military's ability to use air capabilities to target civilians.

The UK has been at the forefront of the international sanctions response. Since 1 February 2021, the UK has worked quickly, in coordination with partners, including the US and Canada, to impose targeted sanctions on the junta. We cannot speculate on future designations but we are looking at a range of further targets and measures.

The UK is incredibly concerned by the military's use of indiscriminate airstrikes against civilians. On 8 February 2022, we strengthened our Overseas Business Risk guidance to provide specific guidance on exporting aviation related goods, including jet fuel, to Myanmar. The UK take the question of any export of arms or aviation related products to the Myanmar Military very seriously. To support our work in this space, we have established the Myanmar Witness programme, which conducts open source investigations to track and expose those supporting and equipping the military.

The Government has taken a number of measures to help ensure that no British organisations are profiting from or contributing to human rights violations against the Uyghurs or other minorities. We have introduced new guidance for UK businesses on the risks of doing business in Xinjiang - supported by a programme of Ministerial engagement - and announced enhanced export controls, as well as a commitment to introduce financial penalties for non-compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act. Our overseas business risk guidance makes clear to UK companies the risks of operating in Xinjiang, and urges them to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making investment decisions.

The UK is a longstanding supporter of an arms embargo on Myanmar, and we have had a comprehensive arms embargo in place for many years. Since the coup, we have intensified efforts to stem the flow of weapons and dual-use goods reaching the military. The UK worked to secure the unprecedented UN General Assembly Resolution, signed up to by 119 countries, which committed to preventing the flow of arms to Myanmar. Since then we have been working with partners to ensure signatories follow up on their commitments, this includes raising the Resolution with ASEAN partners during the G7 meeting earlier this month. On 26 November, in coordination with partners, we released a further statement which committed to preventing the flow of arms, dual-use goods and technical assistance reaching the military. We also have extensive targeted sanctions on the military and its business interests, including on multiple institutions responsible for procuring weapons from abroad. The UK is currently funding open source evidence gathering to track countries that continue to sell arms to Myanmar, and will continue to work with partners to exert pressure on those responsible.

The UK is a longstanding supporter of an arms embargo on Myanmar. Since the coup, we have intensified efforts to stem the flow of weapons and duel-use goods reaching the military. We have secured a high level commitment from the G7 and worked with partners to secure a UN General Assembly Resolution, signed up to by 119 countries, both of which commit to preventing the flow of arms to Myanmar. We are continuing to work with our partners to call on others to make similar commitments. We also have extensive targeted sanctions on the military and its business interests. The UK is currently funding open source evidence gathering to track countries that continue to sell arms to the military. We will continue to work with partners to exert pressure on those who continue to fund and equip the military.