Middle East and North Africa
Debate between Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville and Baroness Verma(9 years, 2 months ago)
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Baroness Verma
My Lords, perhaps I am not explaining this very well. Among the 20,000 coming in, Syrian refugees of less than 18 years will be provided with humanitarian protection for five years under the scheme. Under the Syrian protection scheme, we will not be looking to remove any such child once they reach the age of 18. I hope that that adds clarity.
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Will the Minister confirm an answer that was given this very day last week in response to a question about the number of further leave to remain refusals that have occurred to people formally granted temporary leave as children upon applying as adults? Those refusals rose from six in 2006 to 870 in 2010; whereas, after plateauing at 871 in 2011, they fell in each year of the coalition thereafter to 374 in 2014. I personally regard those statistics as encouraging.
Baroness Verma
I thank my noble friend for his intervention. However, I reiterate that the scheme we are operating, the Syrian vulnerable persons relocation scheme, is different from other schemes and, therefore, under this scheme, those reaching the age of 18 will remain.
Energy: Fracking
Debate between Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville and Baroness Verma
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
My Lords, does my noble friend think that it would be prudent during her summer reading to make some study of the early days of coal mining?
Baroness Verma
My Lords, I will add it to the many tasks that I already have for my summer reading.