MORE than 90 refugees fleeing the war in Syria arrived at Leeds Bradford Airport on a charter flight on Tuesday for resettlement across Yorkshire and the Humber.
The 92 individuals have been brought to the UK as part of the government’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme.
They were identified for resettlement from the region around Syria by UNHCR and have been taken into the care of eight local authorities - East Riding, Leeds, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Sheffield, Kirklees, Wakefield and Hull.
Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes said: “I warmly welcome the refugees who arrived in Yorkshire and the Humber today, and I am grateful to the local authorities and community groups who continue to support what is one of the largest resettlement schemes in UK history.
“The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria is unprecedented and that is why we remain committed to resettling 20,000 refugees in the UK by 2020.”
Hundreds of flights carrying refugees from the region have arrived in the UK since the scheme was extended in September 2015, with more than 9,000 refugees having been resettled under the scheme so far."
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