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<p>The Government has no plans to provide funds to other EU Member States to care
for migrants or refugees arriving in other parts of Europe. We will, however, continue
to provide practical support coordinated by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO)
in the form of expertise to help build capacity in States facing particular pressures.</p><p>HM
Government has already committed £900 million in humanitarian aid to the humanitarian
crisis in Syria and the region. A further £100 million announced in the past few days,
brings our commitment to £1bn, more than any other country in the world except the
United States.</p><p>In addition, the Chancellor has announced a fundamental review
of how the aid budget is used . The current Syrian resettlement scheme is funded through
a mixture of Official Development Assistance and EU funds: we are using the aid budget
to help some of the most vulnerable people in the world and to relieve the pressure
on local communities.</p>
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