British Children: Syria

Gregory Campbell Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd October 2019

(5 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gregory Campbell Portrait Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
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The Minister has alluded several times to the five-day window expiring tonight. Can he outline, even in general terms, what steps he expects to take this afternoon and this evening before that expiry?

Andrew Murrison Portrait Dr Murrison
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As I said, we have been working over the past several days, and indeed for some considerable time, to better understand the situation in al-Hawl camp, in particular, to satisfy ourselves that we know who is there and who we might have responsibility for in some way or another, moral or legal, to work up a plan on how to deal with that. That is irrespective of the ceasefire, but the ceasefire is important because it makes things a lot easier when we are trying to get in place a plan to assist those we think we have a duty towards.