Written Evidence Jan. 29 2024
Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)Found: Third, it addresses how the Bill seeks to sustain discriminatory practices against refugees and its
Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) We could talk about Myanmar, Sudan, Yemen, Venezuela, the DRC, Syria and Ethiopia —the list goes on. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Deech (XB - Life peer) and bring peace is to treat Palestinians like all the other refugees in the world. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Peter Grant (SNP - Glenrothes) Almost all of them are multiple internal refugees, who have been forced to flee their homes elsewhere - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Will he join me in urging the neighbouring nations also to step up their efforts to welcome refugees - Speech Link
3: Peter Grant (SNP - Glenrothes) would point out that some of the neighbouring countries are hosting between 1 million and 2 million refugees - Speech Link
4: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) Moreover, the issue of resettling Palestinian refugees is, of course, complicated by the right of return - Speech Link
Written Evidence Jan. 19 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: It is our moral duty to support Ukrainians and refugees who are in our local areas.
Mentions:
1: Jack Lopresti (Con - Filton and Bradley Stoke) population soared by a third to accommodate 2 million displaced people from Mosul as well as Syrian refugees - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) religious cohesion for more than 2 million members of religious minorities displaced from Iraq and Syria - Speech Link
3: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) Those attacks killed 20 people, including civilian women, refugees and children.The long-running conflict - Speech Link
4: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) Iran-aligned militia groups have targeted coalition forces across Iraq and Syria more than 160 times - Speech Link
Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: G7 foreign ministers' statement in Italy, April 2024Found: Syria We remain committed to a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process, in line with UN Security
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Syrian refugees deported from Lebanon in the last year.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UN and NGOs have reported an increase in operations by the Lebanese security forces to detain and deport Syrians in recent months. UNHCR have said that precise data is difficult to gather on exactly how many refugees are being deported from Lebanon. We agree with the UN's assessment that Syria is not safe for voluntary and dignified returns. We are engaging closely with partners and with the Government of Lebanon to emphasise the principle of non-refoulement, and that due process is followed to protect the rights of refugees.
Mentions:
1: Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (XB - Life peer) International Agreements Committee by Rwanda’s rejection rate for asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Syria - Speech Link
2: Lord Baker of Dorking (Con - Life peer) Albania will not take refugees from Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, or any of the sub-Saharan African countries.What - Speech Link
3: Baroness O'Loan (XB - Life peer) I do not think that many of us could live in Syria, Afghanistan or anywhere else on a salary of about - Speech Link
Sep. 19 2023
Source Page: Government enhances support for refugees to find jobsFound: Government enhances support for refugees to find jobs
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: countries in the Middle East and North Africa, and is currently operational in Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria