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Motion · S4M-15342 · 17 Jan 2016

Fair Treatment for Child Refugees

Lodged by Patricia Ferguson Standard Motion 26 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament supports the amendment to the UK Government's Immigration Bill tabled by the Labour peer, Lord Alf Dubs, which, if passed, would allow an additional 3,000 children to be brought to the UK; notes that these 3,000 unaccompanied children would be in addition to the 20,000 refugees that the UK Government has agreed to accommodate over the next five years; considers that these children are vulnerable to exploitation, sexual violence, disease and cold; understands that 3,000 is the number calculated by Save the Children as Britain's fair share of the estimated 26,000 children who arrived in Europe last year without family; considers that Lord Dubs' own experience as a child refugee who travelled to the UK as part of the Kindertransport programme means that he is uniquely placed to advocate on behalf of these young people, and wishes him success with his amendment.

Supporters (26)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.