Syria

Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 11:43 am on 10 January 2013.

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Photo of William Hague William Hague The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 11:43, 10 January 2013

Officially, the latest figure for Turkey is 150,000, but there will be other people who are not caught by the official figures, so it is on an enormous scale. Turkey receives some of the assistance I have described. Our assistance is delivered primarily through international humanitarian agencies, which are working in all countries concerned, so it goes through that form. That includes Turkey, as it asked for international assistance. I am not aware of Greece asking for particular assistance. In many such cases people go to live with families, rather than in camps. Wherever assistance is needed, that of course is what the money we are providing is for.