At last the beginning of a response. The petition is being debated in Parliament today. I hope that Tim gets a chance to speak and I wait to see what the reaction is of our elected Parliamentarians. I hope that they’re listening to local people like those in my Council ward who, overwhelmingly, want the country to respond.

I’m pleased to say that Calderdale Council are responding to the new government intiative asking Councils to offer to take refugees from Syria – with the priority being children. I think that we can do more but this is a beginning.