Urgent Question: UN Syrian refugees programme
20 January 2014
Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, asked an Urgent Question on the UK’s participation in the United Nations’ resettlement and humanitarian admission of Syrian refugees programme. Minister of State for the Home Office, Mr Mark Harper, responded on behalf of the Government.
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About Urgent Questions
At times MPs may want to put an urgent question to a Minister. If a matter of public importance has arisen, which an MP believes requires an immediate answer from a government minister, they may apply to the Speaker to put forward such a question.
The relevant government department would be informed at once. If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked after that day’s Question Time.
Once the MP has asked the main question, they are allowed to ask a supplementary question. Other MPs will then be called to ask further questions on the same subject.
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