Oral Answers to Questions

Charlie Elphicke Excerpts

Wednesday 17th December 2014 Commons Chamber

[Justine Greening]

I should also say that I send my deepest sympathies to the victims and their families who have been affected by this terrible tragedy in Pakistan. It is unthinkable that so many children could have been caught up, deliberately, in a terrorist act of this nature. I assure the hon. Gentleman that the work the Government are doing is very much aimed at enhancing the protection of children. Only yesterday, I announced support for orphans and children affected by the Ebola crisis, but it is part of a much bigger policy agenda and investment that we undertake to make sure we support children.

[Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con)]

T4. What steps is the Department taking to reduce the number of refugees attempting to flee their home countries?

[Justine Greening]

We rightly use development assistance to build up the institutions and the conditions that minimise the types of conflict, instability and state failure that lead people to becoming refugees and internally displaced in the first place.