§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department has completed its review of the feasibility of funding aid for internally displaced persons in Burma; what consultations he has undertaken with ethnic relief teams which operate within the conflict zones of Burma in order to obtain their input into the review; and what assistance he will be providing for organisations whose levels of accountability are not yet to the standards required by his Department so that they can improve their accountability in order to be eligible for UK funding. [185564]
Mr. Gareth ThomasA review of DFID's role in meeting the needs of poor Burmese people on the Thai-Burma border is underway. Re-examining DFID's policy on providing cross-border assistance from Thailand to Burma was one part of the Mission's scope. A team recently visited the border as part of this work. During this Mission, the team met a large number of international agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations working on the border including some that provide programmes across the borders in Burma. I shall write to you with more information once the overall review has been completed.