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| Refugee crisis: Tories and Plaid demand Welsh statement | 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. | 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". | 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. | 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 said it had been "far from silent on this issue". | |
| Assembly members gather in the Senedd chamber on Tuesday for the first time after the summer recess. | 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. | 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. |
| 'Important role' | |
| 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. |
| A Welsh government spokeswoman said Mr Jones had "been clear that Wales stands ready to play our part and that the Welsh government has an important role in responding to the refugee crisis". | |
| The spokeswoman said Thursday's summit was "bringing together key agencies and service providers to develop a co-ordinated Wales-wide response to the crisis" as "the start of a government-led action, which will continue throughout the autumn". | |
| Mr Jones would also be responding to questions on the crisis during First Minister's Questions, the spokeswoman added. | |
| 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. |