Turkey-Greece Border: Refugees

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:32 pm on 10 March 2020.

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Photo of Thangam Debbonaire Thangam Debbonaire Opposition Whip (Commons) 12:32, 10 March 2020

The Minister has mentioned resettlement, and I am glad to hear the commitment to 5,000 places under the resettlement scheme, but I have two questions. What are his Government currently doing to improve access to the resettlement scheme on the ground? I have heard from refugee NGOs that it can be very difficult to get on to the scheme. Also, has the Home Secretary continued negotiations with the EU on the unaccompanied children about whom we have heard so much? We have heard about a letter, but what else has happened?