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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-10-27more like thismore than 2020-10-27
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Canary Islands and West Africa: Undocumented Migrants more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number of migrants arriving in the Canary Islands from West Africa, and (2) the case for agreed European policies. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL9649 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-10more like thismore than 2020-11-10
answer text <p>According to the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, 8,102 people have arrived in the Canary Islands via sea so far this year, representing a significant increase on 2019. The dangers have been highlighted before, with an estimated 140 fatalities during an attempted crossing from Senegal to the Canary Islands on 24 October.</p><p>The EU Commission published proposals for a new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum on 24 September. This will be for EU Member States to agree. We will welcome balanced and holistic European approaches that mirror the UK's commitment to a 'whole of route' approach.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-10T13:45:28.05Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-10T13:45:28.05Z
answering member
4584
label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter