§ The Earl of Sandwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Karen refugees from Burma there are in Thailand; and how many there were in May 1997. [HL829]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalUNHCR's estimated figure for Karen refugees currently in camps in Thailand are 82,254 (out of a total of 98,949 refugees). In May 1997, the Burma Border Consortium's estimated figures for numbers in camps along the border were 90,540 and 101,955 respectively (UNHCR figures for that period are unavailable).