Rejected petition Refuse entry to all refugees including the proposed 15,000

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/107142

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You might also be interested to know that the House of Commons has been debating the refugee crisis in Europe this week.

- The Prime Minister made a statement on Monday 7 September and was questioned by MPs about it:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/september/statement-on-syria-refugees-and-counter-terrorism-7-september-2015/

- On Tuesday 8 September there was an emergency debate on the refugee crisis in Europe:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/september/emergency-debate-the-refugee-crisis-in-europe/

- A further debate on this subject happened yesterday (Wednesday 9 September):
http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/september/mps-debate-humanitarian-crisis-in-the-mediterranean-and-europe/

You can watch House of Commons debates live at: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons

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• Date submitted 7 September 2015
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