Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage Myanmar's neighbours to allow free passage for refugees fleeing the war.

The UK has consistently raised the challenges of regional refugee flows and the importance of full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access at the United Nations Security Council, including in a Council meeting in September. The former Minister for Asia raised the humanitarian assistance challenges in the border areas with Myanmar with Thailand's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, when she visited Thailand in January.

This financial year the UK has provided £36 million in humanitarian aid to Myanmar for the most vulnerable people including those on the borders with Bangladesh, China, India and Thailand.