Oral QuestionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

“What diplomatic steps her Department has taken to help secure safe routes for refugees as part of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.”

Tabled: 19 January 2022Answered: 25 January 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Answer from Hansard

Michael Shanks

I will repeat what I have said before: we are obviously hugely disappointed by the way that the owners have dealt with the company. I repeat the ask that I have made in the House a number of times, and in writing to the chief executive, that he should put his hands in his pockets and do the right thing by the workforce. We are doing everything we can as part of the insolvency process safely to manage the refinery, and to look at whether there are buyers interested in taking it on.