Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are actively discussing with international partners the creation of safe havens in North Africa and in the Middle East to provide refugees with humanitarian support and assessment for resettlement or return to their home.

We have provided £800m of humanitarian support for Syrian refugees, as well as significant support for refugees in Africa. We participate in the EU’s Middle East Regional Development and Protection Programme, which aims to create a sustainable framework for protection in countries neighbouring Syria, and are considering how we might participate in similar programmes in North Africa and the Horn of Africa.