Detailed government concerns over the situation, emphasising dialogue and support for the EU-Turkey migration deal. Discussed UK's ongoing efforts to manage migratory flows and provide humanitarian assistance.

Pressed the government on specific actions to assist child refugees, end human rights abuses at borders, and support NGOs operating in dangerous conditions. Raised issues of asylum claims, migrant treatment, and UK's role post-Brexit.

Acknowledged Turkey's efforts in hosting refugees but questioned the effectiveness of current border management strategies by Greece. Asked for further assistance from the UK to support Greece in managing migrants and offering asylum processes.

Critiqued both Turkey's and Greece's actions, highlighting human rights violations and unacceptable responses towards refugees. Called for international action to address the crisis at its source and provide safe resettlement options.

The whole House will be grateful to the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry) for raising this matter and to the Minister for his measured statement and for pointing out that Britain has been by far the largest contributor of humanitarian relief. Will he bear in mind two specific points? The first is that Turkey has been fantastically generous in its support for refugees and migrants. Indeed, there are many who have faced the dreadful misery of all this who owe their lives to the Turkish support. Secondly, Europe—and that must inevitably mean the European Union above all—has failed to come up with the right solutions and, in particular, to forge a comprehensive approach to tackling the migratory crisis and misery.

There is not a lot to disagree with in what my right hon. Friend says. The European Union has very much pledged all the support that is needed, and that includes the rapid border intervention team. We are committed to providing at the root source of the problem, and let us not forget what the root cause of the problem is: the Syrian regime and the Russian forces, in particular their actions in Idlib. Last week, we announced a new package—a further £89 million in humanitarian aid—to help save lives and protect those Syrians who are at an increasing risk of violence in Idlib.

I commend the Minister on his statement as far as it went. It is right that we were focusing on the talks in Brussels with President Erdoğan and the EU Ministers. It is a matter of great sadness to me that the UK was not in that room and was not in those talks. Can the Minister assure us that the UK will continue to act in concert with the international community? I likewise pay tribute to the Turkish Government for the major humanitarian efforts they have undertaken to date. The UK is in a position to influence the Turkish Government on this. As a NATO ally and as a major donor, we are in a position to make a difference.

My right hon. Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry), the shadow Foreign Secretary, and the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry) have already asked about child refugees, who are vulnerable by any definition. Can the Minister please confirm that the Government are joining the coalition of the willing led by the German Government to relocate 1,500 child refugees to try to help with some of the pressures in this crisis?

I spent a few months volunteering on the island of Lesbos at the height of the crisis in 2016. We worked to pull refugees out of the ocean, and we worked with unaccompanied minors who were deeply traumatised. Will my hon. Friend please confirm that we will always be on the side of humanitarian workers who simply want to save lives? Will he raise with his Greek and EU counterparts the abuses by Greek forces and Frontex, the EU force, against refugees, which I personally saw at first hand?

In many ways, the EU-Turkey deal of 2016 has allowed the EU to bury its head in the sand on this situation. We know refugees will flee wherever they can through whatever method they can, so a lot of refugees are not in established or recognised refugee camps but on the islands, not because they have chosen those places but because they were the first place of safety. What are the UK Government doing to rehouse, move and take responsibility for these refugees, not just those in recognised camps?

Have the Government formed a view on what Turkey is doing on the ground inside Syria, other than suppressing our allies, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, and supporting Islamist fighting groups?

The Minister has mentioned resettlement, and I am glad to hear the commitment to 5,000 places under the resettlement scheme, but I have two questions. What are his Government currently doing to improve access to the resettlement scheme on the ground? I have heard from refugee NGOs that it can be very difficult to get on to the scheme. Also, has the Home Secretary continued negotiations with the EU on the unaccompanied children about whom we have heard so much? We have heard about a letter, but what else has happened?

I join others in commending Britain’s work. The aid package we have provided is incredible, but that effort is undermined by the fact we have been unable to find a long-term political solution to Syria. Britain, Europe and the international community—the west—must take some blame for that. Turkey has raised NATO article 4, and the UN Security Council is paralysed because of the Russian veto. Brexit is now done, and we are not distracted by that. May I urge the Government to play a more influential role on the international stage in standing up to state-sponsored aggression?

No matter how much money we put into the efforts of Greece and Turkey in the region, all we are ultimately doing is sustaining a situation that creates an environment in which the people traffickers and others involved in organised crime can flourish. If we are serious about treating refugees with the respect and compassion they deserve, we need to work with our European neighbours to devise safe and legal routes to sanctuary. What are the Government doing to achieve that?

Does the Minister agree that those who are so quick to lay into Turkey would be well advised to visit the Syria-Turkey border, as I did recently, to see the work Turkey has been doing on the part of refugees? Is it the Government’s intention to continue with the facility for refugees in Turkey, the EU programme, or will they be funding refugees through another vehicle, perhaps the German housing initiative, which plans to provide temporary housing for Syrian refugees who want to return and whose return can be guaranteed to be safe and dignified?

Asked for the Government's specific assessment of the number of child refugees caught up in the crisis and requested additional measures to protect vulnerable children.

Stated that over 22,800 refugees have been resettled under UK schemes and aims to resettle an additional 5,000. Provided £89 million in humanitarian aid and highlighted NATO's efforts through Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 deployed in the Aegean Sea.

Emphasised the UK's support towards Syrian refugees and questioned about NATO’s strategic involvement in the region.

Discussed the overcapacity issue on Aegean islands, highlighting that 42,000 asylum seekers reside there whereas capacity is only for 6,000 and called for relocation efforts around Europe.

Praised the UK’s humanitarian aid contribution and criticised the European Union's inadequate response to the crisis in Greece.

Critiqued European countries for failing to do their fair share and demanded that the Government significantly step up efforts, including opening safe and legal routes for refugees.

Asked if the UK will join France and Finland in commitments to vulnerable children refugees.

Inquired about support given by the Government, particularly to NGOs, to de-escalate the situation amidst reports of refugee camps being burned and vigilante groups present.

Called for a meaningful ceasefire and lasting peace on the Turkish border and urged the UK Government to use its influence to end the conflict.