PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Rohingya (11 June 2015)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Imran Hussain (Independent)
Answer
On 20 May, I met the Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary to stress the need for Bangladesh to work within the region to address people trafficking and irregular migration. Bangladesh has agreed to accept Bangladeshi migrants back, and this process is already taking place. Long term, there will need to be both a political solution to the status of the Rohingya in Burma, which we are encouraging, and an effective strategy to address the urgent development needs of the region. The UK’s programme in Bangladesh was £190m in 2014/15. By 2015, this programme will help lift 1.5m people out of extreme poverty.
Answered by:
Lord Swire (Conservative)
16 June 2015
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