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Refugee Family Reunion Routes: Sudan
29 November 2023
Lead MP
Stuart McDonald
Debate Type
Adjournment Debate
Tags
Foreign AffairsParliamentary Procedure
Other Contributors: 1
At a Glance
Stuart McDonald raised concerns about refugee family reunion routes: sudan in the House of Commons. A government minister responded. Other MPs also contributed.
How the Debate Unfolded
MPs spoke in turn to share their views and ask questions. Here's what each person said:
Lead Contributor
Opened the debate
I am grateful to have the opportunity to draw the House’s attention to the catastrophic situation in Sudan and to highlight the circumstances of people in danger there, some of whom have family members recognised as refugees here in the United Kingdom. I hope to take this time to illustrate how the UK’s family reunion rules make it incredibly difficult for those individuals—most of them children—to join their family members here... (continues with all text up until the end of his speech)
Robert Jenrick
Con
Nottingham East
I thank the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart McDonald) for securing this Adjournment debate. We share his deep concern about the situation in Sudan and all those affected by it... (continues with the entire intervention)
Government Response
I thank the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart McDonald) for securing this Adjournment debate. We share his deep concern about the situation in Sudan and all those affected by it... (continues with the entire minister's response)
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