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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-01more like thismore than 2018-11-01
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 remove filter
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Burma: Rohingya more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the governments of Bangladesh and Burma regarding the need for consultation with, and agreement from, (1) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and (2) displaced Rohingya people before commencing implementation of the recent agreement between those governments to repatriate refugee Rohingya people from Bangladesh to Burma. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead more like this
uin HL11208 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answer text <p>The Rt Hon Mark Field MP, Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, has raised our concerns with the Bangladeshi and Burmese foreign ministers following their Governments’ announcement on the 30 October that the repatriation of over 2,000 refugees to Rakhine State would start in mid-November.</p><p> </p><p>We have stated publicly that we agree with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) that the conditions for safe and dignified returns do not yet exist. UNHCR continue to engage closely with the Rohingya community in Bangladesh to understand their views about returning to Rakhine.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-14T17:48:04.037Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-14T17:48:04.037Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
3895
label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead more like this