Turkey: Earthquake Relief - Private Notice Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:17 pm on 6 February 2023.

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Photo of Lord Hannan of Kingsclere Lord Hannan of Kingsclere Conservative 3:17, 6 February 2023

My Lords, some years ago, I worked in a refugee camp along the Euphrates, very close to the epicentre. It is impossible not to be moved by the brisk, unfussy and uncomplaining way in which Turkey has handled the arrival of millions of Syrian refugees into its territory. The United Kingdom is perhaps the most engaged supporter of Syrian refugees on the borders of Syria. Can we leverage that status and transfer our aid to the Syrians who are now fleeing this second devastation?