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registered interest true more like this
date less than 2019-01-11more like thismore than 2019-01-11
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Mediterranean Sea: Refugees more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions has he had with his counterpart in (a) Morocco, (b) Algeria and (c) Libya about migrants and asylum-seekers crossing the Mediterranean. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
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Keith Vaz more like this
uin 207562 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-21more like thismore than 2019-01-21
answer text <p>The British Government is committed to tackling unmanaged migration through concerted interventions at every stage of the migrant journey to address root causes, tackle criminality and trafficking, increase awareness of the risks of undertaking perilous journeys, and strengthen borders and returns processes.</p><p>I met Moroccan Deputy Foreign Minister, Mounia Boucetta, during the Intergovernmental Conference to endorse the Global Compact for Migration in Marrakech in December. We support Moroccan efforts to address the root causes of migration, as the most effective long-term solution to unmanaged, irregular migration, using development assistance.</p><p>I have spoken with Noureddine Bedoui, the Algerian Minister of Interior about the challenges facing Algeria from migration.</p><p>I have raised the importance of offering humanitarian support to migrants and the need to respect human rights with Ahmed Maiteeq, the Libyan Deputy Prime Minister.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-21T14:53:30.88Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-21T14:53:30.88Z
answering member
1201
label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this