Subject	Predicate	Object
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Answer
Written answer
answer has question	y1MYayAe
answer has answering person	Christopher John Pincher
answer text	<p>New migrant arrivals on the Greek islands are accommodated in Reception and Identification Centres ("hotspots") while they are processed in line with the 2016 EU/Turkey statement. Due to high numbers of arrivals, some of the hotspots are operating well beyond capacity and conditions for many migrants are poor. The United Kingdom continues to raise concerns about conditions on the islands in discussions with the Greek Government, most recently on 7 February by our Ambassador.</p><p>We are working closely with the Greek Government, who retain responsibility for the situation of migrants in the country. We remain committed to supporting Greece's efforts in dealing with the migration challenge including through providing interpreters to support the Greek Reception Service; a United Kingdom Border Force search-and-rescue cutter in the Aegean; and over £500,000 to support the humanitarian needs of migrants on the islands for the 2019/20 winter.</p>
answer given date	2020-02-12
answer has answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
written answer has answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	answering body has written answer	D7y6LJC1
answering body has answer	D7y6LJC1
y1MYayAe	question has answer	D7y6LJC1
Christopher John Pincher	answering person has answer	D7y6LJC1

<p>New migrant arrivals on the Greek islands are accommodated in Reception and Identification Centres ("hotspots") while they are processed in line with the 2016 EU/Turkey statement. Due to high numbers of arrivals, some of the hotspots are operating well beyond capacity and conditions for many migrants are poor. The United Kingdom continues to raise concerns about conditions on the islands in discussions with the Greek Government, most recently on 7 February by our Ambassador.</p><p>We are working closely with the Greek Government, who retain responsibility for the situation of migrants in the country. We remain committed to supporting Greece's efforts in dealing with the migration challenge including through providing interpreters to support the Greek Reception Service; a United Kingdom Border Force search-and-rescue cutter in the Aegean; and over £500,000 to support the humanitarian needs of migrants on the islands for the 2019/20 winter.</p>

answer given date

2020-02-12

answer has answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

written answer has answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

answering body has written answer

D7y6LJC1

answering body has answer

D7y6LJC1

y1MYayAe

question has answer

D7y6LJC1

Christopher John Pincher

answering person has answer

D7y6LJC1