United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL1630
EU Immigration: Mediterranean Sea
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20 July 2015
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3 August 2015 · Answer
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Immigration
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3 August 2015
Summary
To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what evidence the Prime Minister's claim on 3 June that "the vast majority of people who are setting off into the Mediterranean are not asylum seekers" (HC Deb, col 583) is based.
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20 July 2015
Written question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what evidence the Prime Minister's claim on 3 June that "the vast majority of people who are setting off into the Mediterranean are not asylum seekers" (HC Deb, col 583) is based.
Source: Lords
3 August 2015
Answer
We believe the majority of those crossing the central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy are more likely to be seeking a better way of life rather than fleeing persecution or conflict. Detailed analysis by Frontex, published in June, shows that West ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2015-07-20/HL1630
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/391263
- uk · wq-391263 · source updated 3 August 2015