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Paul Scully

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Tributes to Charles Kennedy
Wednesday 3rd June 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Absolutely. I have taken every opportunity to raise this matter with Burmese Ministers. My caution with respect to my hon. Friend’s suggested course of action is that I am not prepared to withdraw British aid from poor people simply because of the regime under which they suffer.

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15. What is the UK doing to encourage a co-ordinated response to the south-east Asian boat migrant situation?

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Our ambassador attended the recent conference with Malaysia and Bangladesh. We participated with a démarche of Burmese Ministers, along with the United States and the French, and we are doing everything that we can precisely to make this a regional response.

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