Michael Connarty
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(10 years, 5 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
On behalf of the House, I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that issue before Christmas. That is where our thoughts should be. There is a huge humanitarian crisis affecting up to half of the Syrian population. Britain can be proud of the fact that, at £500 million, we are the second-largest bilateral donor of aid going to Syria and neighbouring countries and we are helping people in those refugee camps. We should encourage other countries to step up to the plate in the way we have done, and ensure that we fulfil our moral obligations to those people who will suffer at Christmas time.
Mr Speaker
Order. There is to be an urgent question. I feel sure the hon. Gentleman can keep his point of order in the oven until after that.