Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Angela Eagle and Harpreet Uppal

Monday 13th January 2025 Commons Chamber

[Dame Angela Eagle]

The fall of the Assad regime was a welcome development, given that he was a tyrant, but 5,500 Syrian asylum seekers are currently in our system, many of whom fled the Assad regime. Until Syria’s future becomes a little more settled, it is difficult to decide those claims, which is why both this country and most of Europe have had a temporary pause while the situation in Syria settles and develops. I cannot tell the hon. Lady exactly when decision making will resume. All I can say is that we are keeping the matter under close observation. As soon as there is any development in this area, we will ensure that the House knows about it.

[Harpreet Uppal (Huddersfield) (Lab)]

15. What steps her Department is taking to support victims of the Windrush scandal.