Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon corrected a written answer on Bangladesh: Rohingya

1 October 2019 · Lords written answer · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Marquess of Lothian (Conservative, Life peer) asked written question HL17660 on 3 September 2019. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answered on 9 September 2019 for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon corrected the answer on 1 October 2019. The corrected text adds the figures 1 million, £129 million, which the original did not give. Altogether 169 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Bangladesh about the future of the Rohingya refugees, further to Foreign Minister Abdul Momen’s remarks last month that Bangladesh cannot continue to bear the economic burden of the refugees.

Original and corrected answer

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~~It has not proved possible~~ to ~~respond~~ to ~~this question in~~ the ~~time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly~~ with the ~~Member.~~	The British Government remains fully committed to action to alleviate the Rohingya crisis and regularly engages with the Government of Bangladesh, which is generously hosting close to 1 million refugees. On 20 August, I wrote to Bangladeshi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam to underline the UK's support and to welcome the Government of Bangladesh's continued commitment that any returns must be safe, voluntary, dignified and in accordance with international humanitarian principles. The British High Commission in Dhaka is also engaging regularly on this issue with the Government of Bangladesh. The UK recognises the economic burden faced by Bangladesh and will remain a leading donor. We have committed £129 million to the crisis so far and will announce further funding shortly. The UK also remains committed to supporting a political solution that enables safe, voluntary and dignified returns to Myanmar. This will involve working with regional partners to deescalate the current conflict in Rakhine State.

Original

Corrected

~~It has not proved possible~~ to ~~respond~~ to ~~this question in~~ the ~~time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly~~ with the ~~Member.~~

The British Government remains fully committed to action to alleviate the Rohingya crisis and regularly engages with the Government of Bangladesh, which is generously hosting close to 1 million refugees. On 20 August, I wrote to Bangladeshi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam to underline the UK's support and to welcome the Government of Bangladesh's continued commitment that any returns must be safe, voluntary, dignified and in accordance with international humanitarian principles. The British High Commission in Dhaka is also engaging regularly on this issue with the Government of Bangladesh.
The UK recognises the economic burden faced by Bangladesh and will remain a leading donor. We have committed £129 million to the crisis so far and will announce further funding shortly. The UK also remains committed to supporting a political solution that enables safe, voluntary and dignified returns to Myanmar. This will involve working with regional partners to deescalate the current conflict in Rakhine State.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

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