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Aleppo and Syria

Proceeding contribution from Caroline Spelman (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 11 October 2016. It occurred during Emergency debate on Aleppo and Syria.

While the UK Government are right to focus their efforts on providing aid in the region, the refugees we have agreed to take, particularly under the community sponsorship scheme, include only 2% of Christian refugees from Syria, despite the fact that religious minorities constitute up to 12% of the Syrian population. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we need to make more effort to reach out to frightened religious minorities in Syria?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
615 c182 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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