Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Myanmar regarding the recent violence against the Rohingya community.

​Following the recent outbreak of violence in Rakhine State, the Foreign Secretary has twice spoken with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and has raised our concerns. Our Ambassador in Rangoon has also raised our concerns with the Burmese authorities. We convened discussions on Burma at the UN Security Council on 30 August and 13 September. The Foreign Secretary convened a meeting of foreign ministers at the UN on 18 September during which he called on the Burmese National Security Adviser and Deputy Foreign Minister present to heed the Security Council’s call to stop the violence and ensure full humanitarian access in northern Rakhine.Our High Commissioner in Dhaka has discussed the situation with the Government of Bangladesh.