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date	17/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of automatically extending visas for people in the UK under the (a) Homes for Ukraine, (b) Ukrainian Family Scheme and (c) Ukraine Extension Scheme, if the war in Ukraine continues.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	168057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>In response to Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine, we launched one of the fastest and biggest visa schemes in UK history, with over 220,000 visas issued under Ukraine Schemes; 67,000 through the Ukraine Family Scheme and 156,000 through the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.</p><p>We firmly believe that Ukraine will be safe again and we will continue to support the Ukrainian Government for as long as is necessary in their efforts against Putin.</p><p>The Government of Ukraine has been clear that it needs citizens to return to Ukraine when it is safe to do so, to help rebuild the country.</p><p>Therefore, our approach has been to provide Ukrainians with access to a three-year visa for temporary sanctuary in the UK, providing them with certainty and stability while they are here, to settle into jobs, schooling and accommodation.</p><p>Of course, we keep any future need for an extension of leave in the UK under review, in line with developments of the situation in Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 168058 168059 168060 question first answered 27/03/2023 16:33:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1439400

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will take steps to (a) waive all visa requirements and (b) introduce a resettlement scheme for unaccompanied Ukrainian refugee children.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	137346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the deeply troubling circumstances faced by all Ukrainians who are caught up in this conflict, including unaccompanied minors, and the role many countries will need to play to safeguard those children. With respect to UK charities we are aware of a significant interest in assisting Ukrainian children.</p><p>Safeguarding and protection of these vulnerable children is paramount. It will generally be in the best interests of a child to reunite with their family members in the first instance. This is also the position of the Ukrainian Government. We have held a number of discussions with leading international organisations who are working hard to ensure appropriate processes are put in place to process and safeguard unaccompanied minors who are fleeing Ukraine.</p><p>The Ukraine Family Scheme (UFS) provides an immediate pathway for those Ukrainians, including unaccompanied minors, with family already settled in the UK to come to our country. The relevant safeguarding checks will be performed as part of the application process. The UFS is designed to allow as many people as possible to come to Britain and gives them immediate access to the support they need.</p><p>The routes and visa changes which we have announced so far follow extensive engagement with the Ukrainian Government to ensure they respond directly to their needs and asks. We will continue to work closely with them going forward.</p><p>We are committed to working with local government to ensure appropriate arrangements are in place, particularly for any unaccompanied children who may arrive and for whom there is no option of being reunited with extended family. The UK already has well established policies in this area for looked after migrant children.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 137347 137348 question first answered 25/04/2022 11:47:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1439404

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to simplify (a) organisational processes and (b) documentation for people applying to the Ukraine Family Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	137349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is continually making efforts to simplify the application process for Ukrainian refugees, and keeps this under regular review.</p><p>The latest developments can be found in the Home Secretary’s statement of 10 March which can be found: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/home-secretary-update-on-support-for-ukrainians" target="_blank">Home Secretary update on support for Ukrainians - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/03/2022 12:25:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1439405

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will consider lifting the requirement for Ukraine Family Scheme applicants to travel to visa application centres in other countries to finalise their application.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	137350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Secretary updated Parliament on 10 March about the government's support for people fleeing Ukraine, including the need to visit a visa application centre to provide biometric data.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/home-secretary-update-on-support-for-ukrainians</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/03/2022 16:16:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock