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Refugee crisis: Tories and Plaid demand Welsh statement | |
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Assembly members want an opportunity to debate the refugee crisis, the Welsh Tories and Plaid Cymru have said, as they return to the Senedd. | |
Tory leader Andrew RT Davies said migrants needed a "substantial package of integration" rather than "tokenism". | |
Deputy Plaid leader Elin Jones said the party was "disappointed and surprised" at the lack of a Welsh government response to an urgent question. | |
The Welsh government has been asked to comment. | |
Assembly members gather in the Senedd chamber on Tuesday for the first time after the summer recess. | |
First Minister's Questions will be followed by statements from several ministers but nothing is scheduled on the refugee crisis, prompting the calls by opposition parties. | |
Cost concerns | |
First Minister Carwyn Jones has called a summit on the crisis for Thursday. | First Minister Carwyn Jones has called a summit on the crisis for Thursday. |
Charities and local councils have been invited to send representatives to the meeting, aimed at co-ordinating the Welsh response. | Charities and local councils have been invited to send representatives to the meeting, aimed at co-ordinating the Welsh response. |
David Cameron has said the UK would accept up to 20,000 refugees from camps surrounding Syria, with priority given to vulnerable children. | David Cameron has said the UK would accept up to 20,000 refugees from camps surrounding Syria, with priority given to vulnerable children. |
The Welsh Refugee Council has said Wales could give sanctuary to around 1,600 Syrians, but local councils have said they will need help to meet the cost. | The Welsh Refugee Council has said Wales could give sanctuary to around 1,600 Syrians, but local councils have said they will need help to meet the cost. |