Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Myanmar about ensuring justice and the voluntary and safe return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.

The UK has been clear with the Government of Myanmar that its domestic Commission of Inquiry must produce a credible report which recognises that atrocities were committed in Rakhine. On her visit to Myanmar in September, Baroness Sugg met with senior government figures in Rakhine, pushing for faster progress on implementing the Annan Commission Recommendations to create the conditions for the safe and voluntary returns of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. The situation in Rakhine State has been made worse by serious clashes between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military. We have called on the Government of Myanmar to work to de-escalate tensions and create space for progress on the conditions for safe and voluntary returns.