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830548

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date	25/01/2018
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: Thailand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 123667, what discussions she has had from the Burmese Government on the safety and security of (a) refugees and (b) internally displaced people returning from camps on either side of the Thai-Burma border.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Burma regularly raise issues of safety and security of displaced people and access for humanitarian assistance to the Burmese government at local and national levels. These discussions are generally not specific to those returning from the Thai-Burma border, where returns have been few.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 13:51:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830549

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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: Internally Displaced People and Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 123667, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) number of Burmese refugees in camps in Thailand and (b) number of internally displaced people in camps in Eastern Burma.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees stated that the total verified refugee population in the camps in Thailand in December 2017 was 99,956. The Myanmar Humanitarian Response Plan for 2018 recognises 5,616 displaced persons in Kayin State, 15,006 in Shan State, and 91,739 in Kachin State, in Eastern Burma. It notes that “accurate IDP numbers are difficult to ascertain” in the South East, beyond the 5,616 recently displaced in Kayin.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 13:53:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830550

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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: Thailand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 123667 on Burma: Thailand, when her Department last reviewed the level of funding it has allocated to support for internally-displaced people and refugees on the Thai-Burma border; and what the timescale was for that funding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) reviewed the level of funding for refugees on the Thai-Burma border in 2017. Between 2012-16 DFID provided £1.35 million per year to International Rescue Committee (IRC) and The Border Consortium (TBC) for the refugee camps. Following review, our funding for 2017 was £1.1 million. The reduction in funding was proportionally smaller than the decrease in the number of refugees in the camps since 2012. DFID’s support to displaced and conflict-affected communities in South East Burma is now largely through our contribution to livelihoods and health multi-donor trust funds rather than through our humanitarian programme. We continue to keep needs under review.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 13:58:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830551

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question on Bangladesh: Rohingya, what recent discussions she has had with her Bangladeshi counterparts on the proximity of (a) borehole drilling and (b) toilets to water sources in refugee camps.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>My Department is aware some agencies and NGOs have not previously followed international standards in terms of borehole drilling depths and location of latrines in relation to water sources. My officials followed up in November and December with the appropriate coordination groups, such as the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector Group and Senior Coordinator’s Office, to reinforce the need for all agencies and NGOs to adhere to minimum standards in this area to protect people’s health.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 14:02:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830552

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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 steps he is taking to ensure that there is an independent international investigation of the allegations against the Burmese military for their actions against the Rohingya community in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The immediate task is to support those building evidence and testimony. The Government is considering how to support effective co-ordination, through an international or local mechanism, of those organisations already collecting testimony in Bangladesh. The UK will provide capacity building to Bangladeshi stakeholders on gathering and preserving evidence of sexual violence, in line with the International Protocol on Investigation and Documentation of Sexual Violence in Conflict.</p><p>The UK co-sponsored the resolution at the Human Rights Council in March 2017 that set up a Fact Finding Mission to look into the human rights situation in Burma, including Rakhine. It will issue its initial report in mid-March, and final report in September 2018. Any judgement on whether crimes under international law have occurred is a matter for judicial decision, rather than governments or non-judicial bodies, but the UK government will work closely with the international community, to ensure any wrongdoers are brought to account.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/02/2018 14:25:07 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830553

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2017 to Question 115475 on Burma: travel restrictions, whether he raised Burma and formalised travel sanctions on Burmese military leaders at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The situation in Burma was not on the agenda for the December 2017 meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. In the Answer [cited by the Honourable Gentleman], the Government committed to considering additional measures with EU partners if the Burmese authorities failed to heed the calls of the UN Security Council Presidential Statement of 6 November. It was not possible to make this determination in time to allow discussion at the December Foreign Affairs Council, as the UN Secretary-General did not report to the Security Council until the following day.</p><p>Following the Secretary-General's report, we are assessing, with EU partners, whether targeted EU sanctions against individual senior military officers would be effective in changing the behaviour of the Burmese military.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/01/2018 16:45:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830554

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh and Burma: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the levels of humanitarian access available to organisations operating in Bangladesh and Burma.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>We are one of the largest bilateral donors to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh, with a total contribution of £59 million, and we have been working with the Government of Bangladesh to facilitate the important work of NGOs. In Burma we continue to press for better humanitarian access. We are working through the Red Cross and the World Food Programme to provide some emergency assistance but we would like to do more. Many urgent needs are not being met because of government restrictions on access.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 14:04:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830555

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department’s capacity needs assessment on the investigation and documentation of sexual violence in Burma has been completed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The capacity needs assessment in Bangladesh was completed on 3 December 2017. It provided valuable recommendations for the government on issues of political engagement, international coordination, support for survivors, evidence gathering and prevention of further crimes including sexual violence and human trafficking. The FCO and DFID are working closely together to action the recommendations, with most now already being implemented in partnership with domestic and international partners.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/01/2018 17:29:22 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830572

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	GKN: Melrose
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the potential takeover of GKN on the UK's automotive and aerospace industries.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>This is a commercial matter for the companies involved, however the Government is closely monitoring the situation. If necessary, the Government can intervene in takeovers on public interest grounds, covering national security, financial stability or media plurality.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 30/01/2018 16:23:20 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830573

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	GKN: Melrose
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he was made aware of the attempted takeover of GKN by Melrose; and whether he has met with any of the parties involved.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>GKN announced on 12 January that it had been approached by Melrose. Since then I have spoken on an impartial basis to both companies, and will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 30/01/2018 16:23:05 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden