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1000230

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Myanmar authorities on the Rohingya crisis.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	187308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary met with Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 20 September in Burma and raised the importance of the safe, voluntary and dignified return of refugees to Rakhine State, and ensuring those responsible for human rights violations are held to account. I spoke with the Burmese Minister for International Cooperation Kyaw Tin on 1 November to: stress the UK's serious concern at the 30 October announcement of the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh that refugee repatriation would commence in mid-November; and underline that the Commission of Inquiry needs to be independent and credible, draw on all available evidence and lead to a judicial process.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/11/2018 16:28:35 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

999508

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the statements by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations at the Security Council Briefing on Burma of 24 October 2018, what information he has on the timetable for the Burmese domestic commission of inquiry into the events that took place in Rakhine State.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	186916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>​On 16 August the Chair of the Commission of Inquiry announced that it would present its findings to Burmese President Win Myint within a year. I underlined to Burma's Minister for International Cooperation on 1 November that the Commission of Inquiry needs to be independent and credible, draw on all available evidence and lead to a judicial process. The UK will continue to work with international partners to press the Burmese Government to ensure that our concerns are addressed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 10:45:42 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

999536

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the safety and wellbeing of Rohingya refugees of the deal between Myanmar and Bangladesh to start repatriating those refugees.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	187115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK shares UNHCR's assessment that conditions in northern Rakhine State are not currently conducive to refugees returning safely and in dignity. I called the Bangladeshi State Minister of Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and Burmese Minister for International Cooperation Kyaw Tin on 1 November to stress the UK's serious concern at their Governments' announcement on 30 October that refugee repatriation would commence in mid-November. The UK will continue to make representations underlining the importance of a safe, voluntary and dignified return for refugees.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 13:33:12 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

999537

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with UN representatives on the agreement between Myanmar and Bangladesh on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	187116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>​Since the 30 October announcement by the Governments of Bangladesh and Burma on repatriation of refugees, officials at the British Embassy in Burma and the British High Commission in Bangladesh have spoken with senior members of the respective UN country offices about the UK's concerns regarding premature returns. A senior DFID official reinforced these messages with UNHCR's Director for Asia on 2 November, calling on UNHCR not to support returns unless they were safe, dignified and voluntary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 14:18:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

999538

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will formally support a referral of Myanmar military leaders to the International Criminal Court for their actions against the Rohingya people.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	187117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary has made clear that referring the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an option the UN Security Council (UNSC) should consider. The UK ensured the Head of the UN Fact Finding Mission was able to brief the UNSC on 24 October to inform the Council's discussions. However, our assessment remains that there is insufficient support amongst Security Council members for an ICC referral at this time. It will not advance the cause of accountability for an ICC referral to fail to win Security Council support or to be vetoed; such a result would only give comfort to the Burmese military and reduce the pressure they currently face.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 10:49:08 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

999764

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure the proper implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UN and the government of Myanmar signed in June under which the government of Myanmar undertook to create “safe and dignified” conditions, including guaranteed security, freedom of movement, and citizenship pathways, for Rohingya refugees returning to Rakhine State from Bangladesh.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL11209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Ambassador raised the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in his meeting with Burma's Minister for Social Welfare on 9 August. He called for progress on the issues covered by the MoU and pressed the Burmese authorities to grant UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UNHCR unfettered access to northern Rakhine State. The UK's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, speaking during the 24 October meeting of the UN Security Council, raised the UK's concern that UNDP and UNHCR continue to be denied access to large parts of Rakhine. We will continue to press for full implementation of the MoU and the creation of conditions in northern Rakhine to allow the safe, voluntary and dignified return of refugees.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2018 12:08:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

999765

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by Marzuki Darnsman, Chair of the UN fact-finding mission on Myanmar, that an "ongoing genocide" of Rohingya people is taking place; and what action they are taking to discourage the government of Bangladesh from pursuing its recent agreement with the government of Burma to repatriate Rohingya refugees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL11210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK proposed the briefing by the Chair of the Fact-Finding Mission to the UN Security Council on 24 October. In response to his briefing, the UK's Permanent Representative told the Council that the UK would press for progress on the creation of conditions for refugees to return, and on accountability to end Burmese military impunity. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific called the Bangladeshi State Minister of Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam on 1 November to stress the UK's serious concern at Bangladesh and Burma's announcement on 30 October that refugee repatriation would commence in mid-November.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2018 12:09:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

999180

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to support the imposition of trade sanctions on the state of Myanmar as a result of alleged war crimes being committed by its military on the Rohingya people.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	186369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government does not support the introduction of trade sanctions at this stage. Placing targeted sanctions on companies or sectors risks disrupting Burma's financial system and harming economic development across Burma and the livelihoods of vulnerable people. The UK will continue to look at all available options to ensure accountability, in cooperation with our EU and international partners.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 14:19:39 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

999268

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government held its most recent discussions with the Government of Myanmar on the Rohingya crisis and status of refugees in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	186413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary met with Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 20 September in Burma and raised the importance of the safe, voluntary and dignified return of refugees to Rakhine State, and ensuring those responsible for human rights violations are held to account. I spoke with the Burmese Minister for International Cooperation Kyaw Tin on 1 November and stressed the UK's serious concern at the 30 October announcement of the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh that refugee repatriation would commence in mid-November. I made clear the UK's assessment, that conditions in Rakhine State were not currently conducive to refugee returns.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/11/2018 16:40:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

982578

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the International Criminal Court on a potential investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	176104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>​In his meeting with Burma's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 20 September, the Foreign Secretary made clear that holding to account those responsible for atrocities was of critical importance. The Foreign Secretary has made clear that, referring the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an option the UN Security Council should consider. The UK is calling for the UNSC to debate the report of the UN Fact Finding Mission. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Officials in The Hague, have regular contact with the Office of the Prosecutor on this and other Court business. The UK respects the independence of the Court.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/10/2018 15:57:47 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry