Mr. Peter Power:

Deputy Neville asked about the Jordanian situation and the closing of the borders, which would be a matter of concern as the civil war continues. Jordan was very welcoming to refugees and took in well over 1 million. It has really played its part. A huge proportion of its population is from Syria. The Deputy is absolutely correct that some of the people who are now refugees living in tents and other accommodation are people of very high capacity. We met an engineer who left Syria for Lebanon on the northern border. He said he had a big house with a garden and a life but said: "Now look at what I am reduced to." I met a girl in the Za'atari refugee camp who was crying and said that two weeks ago, she was at university. She said she had a life and was studying for a degree but now she was living in a tent. That is what these issues mean for real people.

The Deputy's point about the organisation of the camp into a civil society - a city - was well made and somebody with a rather dark sense of humour put up a big sign at the start of the main road in the Za'atari refugee camp which said "Champs-Élysées". The contrast between that and the real Champs-Élysées was very stark. I do not mean to be flippant when I say that but it shows that life for these people has to go on and they have to make a new life in very difficult circumstances. Does that answer the Deputy's question?