Refugees and Migrants (Search and Rescue Operation)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee – in the House of Commons at 10:32 am on 30 October 2014.

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Photo of Sheila Gilmore Sheila Gilmore Labour, Edinburgh East 10:32, 30 October 2014

The coincidence of events does not necessarily prove a causal link. The Minister has told us that he believes the search and rescue operation has increased the number of people trying to cross the Mediterranean, but this is during a period when unrest and wars have continued to grow. Can he prove there is a causal link? Should he not get the evidence first before acting?