Child Refugees: Turkey and Greece Debate

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Child Refugees: Turkey and Greece

Lord Roberts of Llandudno Excerpts
Wednesday 11th March 2020

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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I agree with the noble Viscount that some of the footage we have seen is really quite disturbing. On the other hand, Greece is a democracy and we respect its rule of law. However, I totally take the point he is making.

Lord Roberts of Llandudno Portrait Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD)
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My Lords, given the tragedy of Idlib, what action are we taking to bring about some sort of resolution to the terrible situation that we have known in Syria for so many years? Are we taking an active lead there?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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I am proud, the generous country that we are, that we are providing £89 million in humanitarian aid to address the situation in Idlib and to help those people in the truly dreadful situation they find themselves in.