Written questions

Myanmar: Refugees

Commons · Question 27536 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 7 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of the treatment of Christian refugees from Myanmar in India.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 7 Feb 2025

The UK Government is committed defending religious freedom for all in Myanmar. We are aware of Myanmar Christian refugees in India's Christian-majority states, Nagaland, and Mizoram. We continue to raise concerns about discrimination of religious minoriti...