I intervened during a debate on the Immigration Bill in order to pay tribute to the Government for the immense amount they have done to help displaced Syrian refugees.
I also asked the Shadow Home Office minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, whether he would also take on board the huge pressures that are already on children in care in this country when forming his opinions.
Some 70,000 children in England are in care, and there is a shortage of 10,000 foster carers. It is really vital that we are able to offer safekeeping to those children who are coming here and to do it sustainably and not to the detriment of the other children to whom we already have a responsibility.
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