- 02/09/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
At FCDO questions I asked a question to the Minister of State on 2 September 2025 relating to overseas development assistance.
My question was:
Could the Minister update the House on the reduction in assistance to places including Myanmar, and on democracy there, and the imprisonment of Daw Suu?
Stephen Doughty, the Minister responded:
We have to make very difficult choices as a result of the decision we made. We remain absolutely committed to international development. The detailed allocations will be set out in due course, and they will of course be informed by impact assessments before we publish multi-year allocations.
I am keen to ensure that overseas development aid is used to assist countries in the interests of democracy. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been imprisoned since her arrest following the February 2021 military coup despite wining the general elections.