The external dimension of the migration and refugee crisis

Examination of witnesses (Mr Edward Hobart, Migration Envoy, Europe Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Mr Richard Lindsay, Head of Security Policy Department, Defence and International Security Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office) to pave the way for the inquiry that the chamber hopes to do on Operation Sophia. Update on the number of refugees and illegal migrants reported to have reached EU shores in 2015, and about the outlook for 2016.