On Thursday the 16th of May there were two Bangladesh: Rohingya questions in the House of Lords that were published by the Bishop of St Albans, Convenor of the Lords Spiritual, Alan Smith. They were both responded by the same Minister who is Traiq Ahmed. So here are the questions and the response and so far no one has responded to state if it is suitable for Yes or No in the response so perhaps some of us could respond from here. A previous day in the Parliament there was another similar type theme question that an MP published which was Lisa Nandy who is the MP for Wigan and her response was responded by Anne-Marie Trevelyan which is here and so far there have been no response publicly.

Alan: To ask His Majesty’s Government what: 

representations they have made to the government of Bangladesh regarding reports of officials involved in beatings and forced returns of Rohingya refugees.

assessment they have made of research by Fortify Rights, published on 26 April, that found Border Guard Bangladesh responsible for the assault and forced returns of Rohingya Refugees.

Tariq: The UK Government is committed to supporting the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and working to address protection risks. We regularly discuss our concerns about the deteriorating security situation in the camps with the Government of Bangladesh and often engage with the UN and NGOs. UK humanitarian funding of over £391 million since 2017 includes ongoing support to protection services. We are aware of the Fortify Rights report published on 26 April. We have raised our concerns with the Government of Bangladesh about the reported refoulement incidents on 25 April of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and continue to monitor the situation closely.

Lisa: To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what support his Department is providing to the Rohingya in (a) Myanmar and (b) refugees camps in Bangladesh.

Anne-Marie: The UK is a leading donor to the Rohingya response. We have provided over £45 million in humanitarian assistance in Myanmar and £391 million in Bangladesh to the Rohingya since 2017. We are the largest donor of water, hygiene, and sanitation facilities in the Internally Displaced Persons camps in central Rakhine State. Despite escalating conflict and ongoing access challenges, we are supporting those most in need through agile local partners. Minister Trevelyan announced a further £12 million and discussed education, training, and employment for the Rohingya with Prime Minister Hasina during her recent visit to Bangladesh on 7-8 May.