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date	29/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide humanitarian aid to any refugees forced to return to Chin State, Myanmar, from Malaysia and other countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL9103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on 13 June 2018 that it will begin individual assessments of Chin refugees in Malaysia and other countries to determine whether they continue to have international protection needs. The UK government does not currently assess that Chin refugees in Malaysia and other countries are at risk of forcible return to Burma and will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/07/2018 13:53:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

893144

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the humanitarian needs of Shan refugees on the Thai–Burmese border, following cuts in international aid and food rations to camps in that area.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>DFID provides humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected people in Rakhine, Kachin, Northern Shan and to the 100,000 Burmese refugees in camps in Thailand. At present, DFID is not providing support directly to Shan refugees on the Thai–Burmese border following a needs assessment in early 2018. Humanitarian Advisors continue to monitor the situation, including speaking to the Border Consortium.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:13:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

800605

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial support the Government is providing for internationally displaced people in Kachin and Shan States, Burma, in financial year 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	117226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is providing approximately £4.1 million in essential humanitarian and health assistance, including for displaced people, in Kachin and Northern Shan states in financial year 2017-18.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/12/2017 18:11:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

759792

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the Government is providing for refugees arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	10020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Between 2014 and 2016, DFID has provided nearly £8 million to support humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees and the vulnerable host communities that support them.</p><p>Prior to this influx, DFID committed a further £5.9 million to meet the needs of the most vulnerable refugees and the host communities that support them.</p><p>The UK has been a leader in responding to the crisis – in speed and size – mobilising an additional £30 million to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of vulnerable men, women and children in both Bangladesh and Burma.</p><p>UK assistance in Bangladesh will continue to focus on the critical needs of the most vulnerable among new arrivals, and among existing refugees and host communities. We are supporting work inside and outside camps providing lifesaving assistance, including emergency shelter, food and nutrition assistance and safe water and sanitation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/09/2017 08:44:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan