Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of India regarding the admission of stateless Rohingya children to schools.

We are looking into reports of Rohingya refugee children in India unable to access schooling. The British High Commission in New Delhi and our diplomatic network across India engage Indian stakeholders on a range of human rights matters, working with Union and State Governments, and with civil society. India is also a priority country in the UK Government's International Education Strategy and we are committed to building on the education partnership between the UK and India. In parallel we continue to raise concerns about discrimination of Rohingya minorities both within and outside of Myanmar. Our joint statement with international partners on 1 February condemned the persecution and discrimination against all religious and ethnic minorities in Myanmar, and since 2017 the UK Government has provided over £52 million in cash assistance, including for education provision, for Rohingya and other minorities in Rakhine state.