Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his Brexit Minister responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 3:05 pm on 22 January 2020.
Thank you for your answer, Minister. I know that the decision of the UK Tory Government to drop proposals to protect child refugees from the EU withdrawal Bill was discussed during First Minister's questions last week, and I'm sure, like me, you've been watching the progress with regard to the Dubs amendment too. Many refugees are children, so this is a particularly cruel action, especially when we recall that only 5 per cent of child asylum applications in Europe are actually made in the UK; that's less than 5,000 vulnerable children, to take the first half of 2019. The First Minister gave us a passionate denunciation of the policy, but can I ask: will you, as Brexit Minister, commit to raise this decision in all appropriate discussions with UK Ministers, and make sure that children don't suffer from Brexit disproportionately?