Myanmar sanctions questions raised in UK Parliament

3 November 2025

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has responded to questions on sanctions in Myanmar/Burma raised by Baroness Nye (Labour) in the House of Lords. Baroness Nye asked:

• How many Chinese companies have been sanctioned for supplying arms and equipment to the Burmese military.

• What steps the FCDO has taken to cut off revenue, arms and equipment to the Burmese military.

• Whether the UK has considered imposing sanctions on Mytel, which was added to the US entity list in January 2025.

Baroness Chapman, a government minister in the House of Lords responded saying:

• The UK has enacted 19 sanctions packages on Myanmar since 2021.

• The UK has sanctioned 25 individuals and 39 entities targeting the regime’s access to finance, arms and equipment, none of which is Chinese.

• All potential designations will be kept under review but the UK Government does not speculate on future designations.

See our UK-Myanmar pages for more information on the UK’s sanctions regime in Myanmar.