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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-20more like thismore than 2016-04-20
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Refugees: Syria more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation process took place with local authorities in preparation for their policy of bringing 20,000 refugees to the UK by 2020. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Roberts of Llandudno remove filter
uin HL7798 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-27more like thismore than 2016-04-27
answer text <p>We are determined to ensure that no local authority is asked to take more than the local structures are able to cope with. That is why we work closely with local authorities and other partners, including the Local Government Association, to ensure that capacity can be identified and the impact on those taking new cases can be managed in a fair and controlled way.</p><p>This is a voluntary scheme whereby local authorities sign up to accept refugees on a voluntary basis. We have asked them to think very carefully about whether they have the infrastructure and support networks needed to ensure the appropriate care and integration of these refugees before they make an offer of places to the Resettlement Team.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon remove filter
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label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this