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Wednesday 4th July 2018

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I will take Questions 7 and 9, but there will be no time for supplementaries.

Ross Thomson Portrait Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South) (Con)
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7. What steps she is taking to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

Roberta Blackman-Woods Portrait Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab)
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9. What steps her Department is taking to protect Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in preparation for the monsoon season.

Alistair Burt Portrait The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Alistair Burt)
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The UK has helped to lead the international response to the crisis. We are working with the Government of Bangladesh and humanitarian partners to improve shelters, provide water and sanitation, vaccinate against deadly disease and pre-position emergency supplies.

Ross Thomson Portrait Ross Thomson
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Save the Children reports that just over 70% of school-age Rohingya children in Bangladesh are currently out of school. Will the Department help to lead a significant scale-up of education programming in the refugee camps?

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