Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to educational support for Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh, in each of the last three financial years.

Prior to August 2017, DFID supported Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh through an existing humanitarian preparedness and response programme. This focused on nutrition and support for partner coordination.

After August 2017, the Education Cannot Wait initiative, to which DFID is one of the largest contributors, committed £2.2 million for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in 2017 to help cover emergency learning needs.

DFID has also supported education experts and organisations to work with the Ministries of Education in Bangladesh and Burma to agree a curriculum and certification process for Rohingya children in Cox’s Bazar.

DFID is working with the Government of Bangladesh and partners to plan for longer-term refugee needs, such as education and skills training.