House of Lords written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.
Baroness Nye
Llafur
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the British Ambassador to Burma has raised issues concerning the recruitment of underage soldiers with representatives of the government of Burma and its military; and if so, how many times this issue has been raised, and what has been the response of the government of Burma to those concerns.
Baroness Warsi
Senior Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government), Senior Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Faith and Communities) (also in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
Our Ambassador has not raised the issue of child soldiers specifically with the Burmese government or military; however, he frequently raises the wide range of human rights issues, including that of forced labour, with senior members of the Burmese government.
I refer the noble lady to my previous answers of
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