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unstar this property date less than 2017-12-21more like thismore than 2017-12-21
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Home Office more like this
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star this property hansard heading Visas: Burma more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK visas have been issued to persons living in Myanmar in each visa category since January 2016; and how many they estimate were to (1) Christians, and (2) Muslims. more like this
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Baroness Berridge remove filter
star this property uin HL4392 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-01-08more like thismore than 2018-01-08
star this property answer text <p>The specific data requested is not published by the Home Office.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2018-01-08T17:53:02.997Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-08T17:53:02.997Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2014-10-20more like thismore than 2014-10-20
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
star this property hansard heading Unpaid Work more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the recent proposal by the Child Poverty and Social Justice Commission that unpaid internships should be illegal. more like this
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Baroness Berridge remove filter
star this property uin HL2219 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-10-29more like thismore than 2014-10-29
star this property answer text <p>This Government is absolutely clear: exploitation of interns is unacceptable and we don’t hesitate to act where we find that employment law has been broken and someone who is entitled to the minimum wage hasn’t been paid it.</p><p> </p><p>Complaints from interns about non-payment of the minimum wage are prioritised by HMRC for investigation and HMRC will investigate every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline.</p><p> </p><p>Research shows that internships and work experience programmes can be valuable opportunities for young people taking their first steps in the labour market. Our work on interns and the National Minimum Wage aims to achieve the right balance between ensuring that opportunities for young people are not cut off and minimising the risk of exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>Our concern, if we were to prohibit unpaid internships, is that this may lead to employers recruiting interns through informal and privileged networks with adverse effects on social mobility or have adverse consequences on the number of available opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>There is no definition of an internship in minimum wage legislation and interns are considered in the same way as everyone else with regards to whether the minimum wage is due. The key issue is whether or not they are workers as defined by minimum wage legislation. If they are, then they are eligible for the minimum wage unless a specific exemption applies. Volunteers are not workers and are not eligible for the minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
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less than 2014-10-29T16:15:22.2220144Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-29T16:15:22.2220144Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2016-05-24more like thismore than 2016-05-24
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Ukraine: Travellers more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many refugees from Iraq have been (1) granted asylum under the UN mandate or gateway scheme, and (2) granted asylum whilst resident in the UK. more like this
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Baroness Berridge remove filter
star this property uin HL256 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-06-09more like thismore than 2016-06-09
star this property answer text <p>The Home Office publishes figures on asylum and resettlement by nationality in the quarterly Immigration Statistics release.</p><p>The numbers of Iraqis resettled under the Mandate and Gateway schemes, from 2013 to 2015, are given in Table A. The numbers of grants of asylum or other forms of protection, at initial decision, to Iraqi nationals, from 2011 to 2015 are provided in Table B.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table A: Iraqi refugees (and others) resettled, including dependants, 2013 to 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Gateway Protection Programme</p></td><td><p>Mandate Scheme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: table as_019_q, <em>Immigration Statistics</em> October to December 2015, Home Office</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table B: Grants of asylum or other forms of protection to Iraqi nationals, main applicants only, 2011 to 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total grants </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Table Notes:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: Table as_01_q, <em>Immigration Statistics</em> October to December 2015, Home Office</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(1) Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(2) Figures for 'Total grants' include: grants of asylum, humanitarian protection, discretionary leave, grants under family and private life rules, Leave Outside the Rules and UASC leave</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(3) 2015 data are provisional and subject to update.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics, October to December 2015, is available from https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2015.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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star this property file name PQ HL256 - Table A.xlsx more like this
star this property title PQ HL256 - Table A more like this
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star this property file name PQ HL256 - Table B.xlsx more like this
star this property title PQ HL256 - Table B more like this
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less than 2016-06-09T15:47:51.303Zmore like thismore than 2016-06-09T15:47:51.303Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2015-02-27more like thismore than 2015-02-27
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property hansard heading The Gambia: Ahmadiyya more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the situation of Ahmadi Muslims in The Gambia, particularly in the light of the statement made by the Gambian Supreme Islamic Council claiming them to be non-Muslims. more like this
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Baroness Berridge remove filter
star this property uin HL5279 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-03-06more like thismore than 2015-03-06
star this property answer text <p>The British Government is concerned about the statement issued by the Gambian Supreme Islamic Council in January claiming that the Ahmadiyya community are not Muslims. The UK position on human rights is clear: they are universal and must apply equally to all people. This includes freedom of religion, and divergent views or interpretations should be allowed to co-exist. Our Embassy will be speaking to the Government of The Gambia about these statements and will continue to monitor developments closely.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
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less than 2015-03-06T12:17:03.61Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-06T12:17:03.61Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2016-04-27more like thismore than 2016-04-27
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Religious Hatred: Islam more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to respond to anti-Ahmadiyya hate literature in the UK in the light of recent reports that leaflets endorsing the execution of Ahmadi Muslims were found in Stockwell Green mosque on 10 April. more like this
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Baroness Berridge remove filter
star this property uin HL8060 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-05-11more like thismore than 2016-05-11
star this property answer text <p>Religiously motivated hate crime and hate speech has absolutely no place in British society. This Government is clear that everybody should be free to live their lives free from fear of attack simply because of what their beliefs are, and that tragic events such as the recent murder of Asad Shah in Glasgow will not be tolerated. We have a strong legal framework in place against discrimination on the basis of religion, and criminal penalties for offences such as racially or religiously aggravated assault and criminal damage. Those who perpetrate hate crimes of any kind will be punished with the full force of the law. This Government has done more than any other to tackle anti-Muslim hatred. As of 1 April 2016, police forces in England and Wales are disaggregating religious hate crime data to reveal the true scale and nature of the problem. The Government also plans to publish its new Hate Crime Action Plan in the summer, which will set out our approach to tacking all forms of hate crime, including Islamophobia. This will build on the success of ‘Challenge It, Report It, Stop It’, which was published in 2012 and updated subsequently in 2014.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2016-05-11T15:22:43.54Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-11T15:22:43.54Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2017-02-07more like thismore than 2017-02-07
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property hansard heading Religious Hatred: Christianity more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for a Christian hate crimes unit, additional to the Jewish and Muslim hate crimes units in the Department for Communities and Local Government. more like this
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Baroness Berridge remove filter
star this property uin HL5298 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-02-21more like thismore than 2017-02-21
star this property answer text <p>The Government set out its commitment to reduce the harm caused by all hate crime, including that which is religiously motivated, in ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/543679/Action_Against_Hate_-_UK_Government_s_Plan_to_Tackle_Hate_Crime_2016.pdf" target="_blank">Action against hate: the UK government’s plan for tackling hate crime</a>’ which was published in July 2016.</p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) does not have specific units for antisemitic or anti–Muslim hate crime. Rather, we support Working Groups to bring members of those communities, where religiously motivated hate crime is at the highest levels, together with Government and other agencies to discuss what more we can do to tackle anti - Semitism and anti-Muslim hate crime. DCLG also supports the cross-Government Hate Crime Programme, which coordinates the response to all forms of hate crime across Whitehall and the Criminal Justice Agencies.</p><p>DCLG supports the police website ‘True Vision’ and, in January 2017, the Communities Secretary announced £25,000 extra funding for True Vision to work with Christian Groups, including Churchwatch. The project will assess the nature and extent of anti-Christian hate crime, reassure affected Christians and raise awareness of reporting mechanisms for hate crime. The findings of the research will help inform our future activity to challenge hate crime, which is unacceptable in any community.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
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less than 2017-02-21T17:12:17.787Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-21T17:12:17.787Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2016-04-27more like thismore than 2016-04-27
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Religious Hatred more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21 April (HL Deb, col 762–4) on religiously motivated crime, whether they will provide details of which community groups the Home Secretary is engaging with in the "community round tables", and how many times each of those round tables have met in the past year. more like this
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star this property uin HL8059 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-05-04more like thismore than 2016-05-04
star this property answer text <p>In his speech on countering extremism in July 2015, the Prime Minister said that he wanted to hear directly from those in our society who are challenging extremism. The Community Engagement Forum is one of the ways we are doing this. The Forums provide a platform for a wide range of partners to share their experiences and learn from each other. Attendance at the Forums is fluid to ensure Ministers can hear from a wide range of partners from a variety of backgrounds.</p><p>To date, the Community Engagement Forum has met on 13 October 2015, 19 November 2015 and 14 January 2016. A list of those that have attended is available in response to written parliamentary questions HL6419 and HC20784. Further community forums are planned for later this year. In addition, I myself have chaired round tables with different faith communities and leaders.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2016-05-04T13:56:43.837Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-04T13:56:43.837Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2017-03-16more like thismore than 2017-03-16
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Religious Freedom more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy will be allocated in 2017–18 to projects on freedom of religion or belief. more like this
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Baroness Berridge remove filter
star this property uin HL6121 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-03-30more like thismore than 2017-03-30
star this property answer text <p>Projects that directly support freedom of religion or belief remain an important element of the Magna Carta Fund programme. In 2017/18 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will spend £758,717 across six freedom of religion or belief projects. This equates to 7.2 percent of next year's Magna Carta Fund allocation and represents an increase on the funding awarded in 2016/17. This demonstrates Her Majesty's Government's continued commitment to supporting freedom of religion or belief worldwide.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
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less than 2017-03-30T14:58:26.663Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-30T14:58:26.663Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2016-04-18more like thismore than 2016-04-18
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Refugees: Syria more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Yazidis have been given asylum in the UK under (1) the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme, (2) the Gateway Protection Programme, and (3) the Mandate Refugee Scheme, in the last six months. more like this
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Baroness Berridge remove filter
star this property uin HL7694 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-05-10more like thismore than 2016-05-10
star this property answer text <p>We continue to work closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to identify appropriate cases that they deem in need of resettlement for the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, the Gateway Protection Programme and the Mandate Refugee Scheme.</p><p>Statistics on arrivals under each of these schemes are published in the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p>The next set of statistics will be in the quarterly release on 26 May 2016 and will cover the period January – March 2016. We do not publish a breakdown of these statistics by religion or ethnicity.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2016-05-10T13:33:47.857Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-10T13:33:47.857Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2016-03-03more like thismore than 2016-03-03
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Refugees more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the ongoing problems faced by the Yazidi community and children affected by the conflict in Iraq and Syria, they will reassess the criteria for eligibility for the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme and other UK resettlement schemes. more like this
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Baroness Berridge remove filter
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-03-16more like thismore than 2016-03-16
star this property answer text <p>Under the current scheme, only UNHCR registered Syrian refugees are eligible under the Syrian Resettlement Scheme, which has been expanded to resettle up to 20,000 during this Parliament. We work closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify cases that they deem in need of resettlement according to seven agreed vulnerability criteria for the Syrian Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>The Syrian Resettlement Scheme is operated in addition to our global resettlement schemes: Gateway and Mandate, which are not nationality specific.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2016-03-16T15:05:43.107Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-16T15:05:43.107Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Berridge more like this