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Ann Clwyd Excerpts
Wednesday 28th October 2015

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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Two things. In short, we are working to create jobs, and we have doubled our economic development work across the Department, but we are also helping African countries to cope with the refugees and displaced people that they themselves have—for example, in Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya.

Ann Clwyd Portrait Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab)
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Will the Minister confirm that migrants from Eritrea are no longer going to be described as economic migrants, since some of the worst human rights atrocities are taking place in that country?

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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The right hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight the human rights concerns that we have in relation to Eritrea. On her more specific question, let me write to her with an update.