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Oral Answers to Questions

Gideon Amos Excerpts
Monday 2nd June 2025

(3 days, 3 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Seema Malhotra Portrait Seema Malhotra
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The statement that we recently issued with France and Germany, calling for Israel to immediately restart a rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, was vital. We still need to see so much more action being taken. Any decision to implement a bespoke visa scheme would need to consider a range of factors, including the unique crisis situation and the relevant impacts on security, compliance and returns. As I have said, immediate family members are able to join those in the UK using one of the existing family routes.

Gideon Amos Portrait Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington) (LD)
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My constituents in Taunton have a proud record of supporting refugees; they would support refugees from Gaza, as they do those from other countries. But charities that support refugees come to me with concerns about the asylum accommodation being allocated to the town. Will the Minister meet me to discuss the concerns about the latest allocations, on which I was not consulted, and about which I received no notification?

Seema Malhotra Portrait Seema Malhotra
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I will be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman.