Syrian Refugees Debate

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Ann Clwyd

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Syrian Refugees

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Local Government Boundary Commission (Public Representations)
Wednesday 29th January 2014

(10 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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I assure my hon. Friend that there is no intention to separate children from parents.

Ann Clwyd Portrait Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab)
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I welcome what the Home Secretary has announced today, but I do not quite understand why we are not working hand in hand with the UNHCR resettlement scheme. Is it because under that scheme Germany has committed to taking at least 10,000 refugees? Will we be able to match that figure?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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We are working hand in hand with the UNHCR, but we are doing so with very particular priorities and with a degree of flexibility that we feel being part of the programme to which the hon. Lady refers would not give us.

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