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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-02-06more like thismore than 2019-02-06
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: Internally Displaced People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate she has made of the number of internally-displaced persons in Myanmar in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what assessment she has made of trends in the number of internally-displaced people in Myanmar in the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Northfield more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burden more like this
uin 217455 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-13more like thismore than 2019-02-13
answer text <p>The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Burma has increased in the last three years. The UN reports that there are 106,290 displaced people in Kachin and northern Shan states and 127,987 internally displaced persons in Rakhine State. Figures for northern Rakhine are difficult to gather as the Burmese government has restricted access for the UN and other agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK provides humanitarian assistance in all these areas, but this is highly limited by government restrictions. The UK Government continues to push for access at every opportunity.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-02-13T17:15:11.987Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-13T17:15:11.987Z
answering member
1201
label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
tabling member
301
label Biography information for Richard Burden more like this