I have been very proud of the welcome that the Cities of London and Westminster have given to Afghan refugees, as they have to refugees from across the world for many centuries. When I visited two of the hotels in the City of London that were home to Afghan refugees last year, I was taken aback by the warmth of the hotel staff and by the City of London Corporation working with charities to provide English lessons in the Guildhall. Having seen how people were living in these hotel rooms, often with five, six or seven family members in one room, does my right hon. Friend agree that it is important they are helped to move on to permanent accommodation?
Afghan Resettlement Update
Proceeding contribution from
Nickie Aiken
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 March 2023.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Afghan Resettlement Update.
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