AID FOR BURMA

Early day motion 2949, tabled 16 April 2012 by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 30 members.

That this House welcomes the political reforms already taking place in Burma and the election of Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League of Democracy to the Burmese Parliament; still recognises that there are huge humanitarian and political problems in Burma that need to be addressed; supports the fact that the UK is working together with non-governmental organisationsto provide assistance to 27,500 internally displaced people in Kachin State as well as with the UN to provide basic aid to families involved in the conflicts; and urges the Government to do more to help provide the peoples of Burma with the basic aid they need as well as to encourage more political reform and a handover of power from the military to the democratically elected parliament.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, Liberal Democrat 6, DUP 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Conservative 2, Alliance 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.