Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the statement made by Aung Sung Suu Kyi at the International Court of Justice regarding allegations of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

The Government acknowledges Aung San Suu Kyi's admission at The Hague that the military may have committed atrocities in Rakhine. At the same time, we were highly concerned by some significant omissions in her speech, including around the military's use of sexual violence against the Rohingya and other minorities. It is now vital that the perpetrators of human rights violations are brought to justice.

It is important that Myanmar continues to engage with the International Court of Justice and implements the provisional measures required. It is equally important that Myanmar now implements in full the recommendations of the Rakhine Advisory Commission and the domestic Independent Commission of Enquiry. This would be a clear demonstration of Myanmar's commitment to addressing the deep rooted problems in Rakhine State. We will continue to work with the democratically elected civilian government to help build a better future for all the people of Myanmar.