29 January 2014
Following the Home Secretary’s announcement on the proposal to relocate some of the most vulnerable refugees who have fled the conflict in Syria, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown asks about the criteria used to decide who to relocate.
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con): Further to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Mr Djanogly), the refugees we spoke to told us some horrendous stories about how they got there. Will my right hon. Friend say exactly who will decide, and on what criteria, that one heart-rending case is given refuge here over another heart-rending case? Perhaps that should be done according to the specific medical skills that we can offer.
Mrs May: I say to my hon. Friend that there will be a combination of factors: the UNHCR will identify individuals who are particularly vulnerable or at risk, but we will have to consider whether the UK can provide the particular support that they need. That will be discussed with the UNHCR, but it will initially identify the most vulnerable cases.