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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-05-05more like thismore than 2020-05-05
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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: Greece more like this
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legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the Joint Action Plan by the UK and Greece on migration in full; what assessment they have made of the impact of that Plan on bona fide refugees, even if those refugees are undocumented; and what plans they have to speed up the transfer of refugees and migrants from the Aegean Islands to the Greek mainland. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL4021 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-05-22more like thismore than 2020-05-22
answer text <p>The UK-Greece Action Plan signed on 22 April 2020 has been published here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-greece-migration-action-plan</p><p>This takes forward co-operation with Greece on tackling irregular migration in the Eastern Mediterranean and joint action to improve overall management of migration. It covers joint work on organised immigration crime; sharing of expertise on asylum processes and migrant returns; renewed deployment of a Border Force cutter to the Aegean to carry our search and rescue and save lives; facilitation of family reunification of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children where it is in their best interests as quickly as possible; and establishment of a strategic migration dialogue.</p><p>The UK Government continues to engage with Greece regarding the conditions on the islands where appropriate and necessary. At present the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum has enacted emergency measures to contain potential coronavirus outbreaks, including the provision of additional medical facilities and staff to the islands through the EU’s Emergency Support Instrument. We also understand that those most vulnerable to COVID-19 - the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions – have been moved to safer accommodation on the islands and the mainland. These measures have so far been effective and there are currently no reported cases of COVID-19 in the camps on the Greek islands.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-05-22T11:07:33.597Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-22T11:07:33.597Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter