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Debate between Laura Smith and Penny Mordaunt
Wednesday 20th March 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Laura Smith Portrait Laura Smith (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab)
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T3. On her recent visit to Bangladesh, did the Secretary of State discuss concerns about relocating refugees to Bhasan Char with the authorities?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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Yes, I did. We looked at what the authorities were doing with the island and we expressed concerns about that and about the fact that many more people—the island will take only 100,000—need to be taken care of in this protracted crisis.