To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he considers that the recent census in Burma meets international standards.
Answered on
8 July 2014
Reports from independent international observers of the census suggest that, with the exception of Rakhine State and parts of Kachin State, the enumeration process appears to have largely been carried out effectively. Regarding the process in Rakhine and Kachin, I refer the honourable Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Belfast East (Naomi Long) on 26 June, Official Report, column 255W. We continue to monitor the process closely.
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