Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Thai counterpart on opportunities for Karen refugees in different parts of that country to meet each other .

​We have not to date made representations to the Thai government about opportunities for Karen refugees in different parts of the country to meet each other. However, the Foreign Secretary discussed the urgent need to improve regional conditions for refugees from Burma with the Thai Foreign Minister on 20 June. Our Embassy in Bangkok is in contact with the UNHCR and receives updates from them on a number issues related to the treatment of refugees in Thailand. DFID provide support to at least 90,000 displaced as refugees in Thailand.