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registered interest false more like this
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what humanitarian assistance they are providing in Myanmar; and what plans they have to increase aid to provide emergency assistance (1) to the internally displaced, and (2) refugees on adjoining borders. more like this
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Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
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date of answer less than 2022-06-22more like thismore than 2022-06-22
answer text <p>Meeting humanitarian needs remains a key priority for the UK. We continue to provide humanitarian assistance through international Non-Governmental Organisations, UN agencies and the Red Cross, including food, water, hygiene and sanitation services, shelter and medical equipment, to the most vulnerable in Myanmar, especially those in displacement camps.</p><p>Since the coup the UK has provided £49.4 million in aid to Myanmar, the majority for humanitarian and healthcare assistance. £24 million of this has been spent on emergency assistance to over 600,000 internally displaced people and refugees on the borders with Thailand, Bangladesh, India and China. The UK continues to provide humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya in Bangladesh, and to the Rohingya and other vulnerable groups who remain in Myanmar's Rakhine State. The UK has been a leading donor to the Rohingya response in Bangladesh, providing over £330 million since 2017.</p><p>The UK will remain a leading donor to the humanitarian response in Myanmar.</p>
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2022-06-22T16:28:21.3Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-22T16:28:21.3Z
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label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this