Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps is he taking with his international counterparts to respond to the increase in refugees leaving Turkey seeking to enter Greece since Turkey opened it’s borders on 28 February 2020.

We are concerned by the situation on the Greek border and remain in close contact with the Greek government. The British Government remains committed to supporting Greek efforts to manage migration effectively. We are working both bilaterally and with our international partners to this end. The Foreign Secretary raised this issue with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on 3 March, and the UK Chargé d'Affaires also discussed it with the Greek Foreign Minister on 3 March. The UK is supporting Turkey by providing humanitarian assistance in Syria, and Greece by providing interpreters as well as a cutter to rescue migrants in the Aegean.