§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures the Government are taking to support Burmese refugees who have fled to(a) Thailand, (b) China, (c) India and (d) Bangladesh. [127802]
§ Mr. FoulkesOver the last two years, DFID has given the Burma Border Consortium (a grouping of NGOs) a total of £537,500 for the provision of humanitarian assistance to around 110,000 Burmese refugees in Thailand. In Bangladesh, we have given UNHCR £250,000 for its programme to repatriate Burmese refugees. We understand that over 90 per cent. of these refugees have now returned to Burma, leaving some 22,500 in Bangladesh. In India and China, we understand that the number of registered Burmese refugees is very small (around 1,000 in total), and we have not targeted any assistance on these groups.