Written question asked by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 June 2011. It was answered by David Lidington (Conservative) on Monday, 4 July 2011 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Greece: Asylum

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Greek Government on the condition of detention facilities for asylum seekers in Greece.

Answer: The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), is not planning to make representations to the Greek Government. The issue of detention centres is sometimes discussed with Greece at EU Justice and Home Affairs Council discussions, most recently in autumn 2010. The UK also raised the issue in its intervention at the UN Human Rights Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Greece in Geneva on 9 May 2011.The UK participates actively in European Union efforts to assist Greece to strengthen its migration and asylum procedures through the effective implementation of its 'National Action Plan for Migration Management'. This support includes the secondment of UK experts to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to help Greece improve its detention and reception facilities.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 62682; 530 c1030-1W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Greece: Asylum
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Asylum Greece
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