Thanks for contacting me about the amendment that was proposed by Lord Dubs – calling for the Government to relocated 3,000 children from Europe.
Thank you for emails of the 25th & 26th April 2016 in respect of expressing your support for the amendment that was proposed by Lord Dubs - calling for the Government to relocate 3,000 children from Europe.
Firstly, I would like to state that I really do understand your concerns when it comes to this matter, and I accept that the situation is certainly very upsetting. Both the Government and I recognise that more could be done to respond to the continuing migration crisis and how best it can support the most vulnerable people affected by this appalling situation, and I am glad to report that the Government is now taking further action. This includes the establishment of a new resettlement scheme focused on the children at risk in the Middle East and North Africa which is supported by the UNHCR and which will see up to 3,000 people relocated to the UK over the next four years.
In Europe, the Department for International Development has committed £46 million to help support refugees and a £10 million fund focused specifically on the needs of children in Europe. This includes supporting reunification with family they may have been separated from and who are in other EU countries including the UK. Separately, 75 UK experts are being deployed to Greece to support more effective reception screening and processing of newly arrived migrants which will also help identify children and see that they are given appropriate support and care at the earliest opportunity...
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