Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure there are confidential spaces for Rohingya women and children refugees to report any abuse and sexual violence in Bangladesh

We are committed to protecting vulnerable groups in the refugee camps in Bangladesh, and are providing support for survivors and addressing the risk of Gender Based Violence (GBV). DFID is supporting the establishment of Child Friendly Spaces and Women and Adolescent Friendly Spaces to provide protective services, and psychosocial and psychological support. Through UK funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), UK support will reach over 10,000 women suffering from trauma, and over 2000 survivors of sexual violence, as part of the larger response to the risks. We are now planning to scale-up our GBV response.