To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 5 January (WA 58), what assessment they have made of the number of convictions resulting from the 3,200 complaints submitted to the police in the aftermath of the 2008 communal violence in Orissa, India. [HL1603]

We cannot confirm the number of convictions resulting from the complaints submitted to the police in the aftermath of the 2008 violence in Orissa. An EU delegation is due to visit Orissa this month and will be discussing the progress made on the conviction of perpetrators with the appropriate Orissa officials and assessing progress in delivering compensation and rebuilding houses.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 5 January (WA 58), what assessment they have made of progress in delivering compensation and rebuilding houses destroyed in the 2008 communal violence in Orissa, India, including reports that victims continue to reside in tents and makeshift shelters. [HL1604]

We cannot confirm the number of convictions resulting from the complaints submitted to the police in the aftermath of the 2008 violence in Orissa. An EU delegation is due to visit Orissa this month and will be discussing the progress made on the conviction of perpetrators with the appropriate Orissa officials and assessing progress in delivering compensation and rebuilding houses.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 5 January (WA 58), what assessment they have made of reports that 100 victims of violence in Orissa, India, were forcibly moved from a town market place in which they were sheltering in advance of a European Union delegation visit to the area. [HL1605]

We are aware of media reports alleging that some victims of the communal violence in 2008 were moved in advance of a planned EU delegation visit to Orissa but we are unable to verify the reports.