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HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI am grateful for the opportunity to intervene briefly from the Dispatch Box. We were approached earlier this week. For a child who is Ukrainian to be removed from Poland…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineAs I pointed out, these Ukrainian children are in Poland. For them to be moved unaccompanied requires the consent of the Ukrainian Government and the Polish authorities. If that…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from Ukrainerose—16 Mar 2022HANSARDChanges in Immigration RulesMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary (Priti Patel) is today laying before the House a statement of changes in immigration rules. The main changes are as follows: We have made…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI have given way quite a lot; I need to make some progress. We have announced our bespoke Ukraine family scheme. That scheme significantly expands the ability of British…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesWe look forward to that area signing up to be a dispersal area as well then. I will be very pleased to take that forward. Using a visa process means that processing can be…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesThank you, Mr Gray. I have not forgotten the intervention, and I have had an unusually long time to think about it. In terms of the timescale, from today individuals and…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesIn terms of Ukraine, we hope to set things forward very quickly. The hon. Gentleman will be aware of the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI will come to colleagues, but I will deal with the hon. Lady’s intervention first. We are still helping people get out of Afghanistan. I hope she appreciates why it would not be…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesAs the hon. Lady will appreciate, the situation in Afghanistan presents some unique difficulties. Of course, we cannot—14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI am happy to acknowledge all the generosity that there has been across Scotland in terms of the resettlement schemes, but the point still stands. It is rather odd to say,…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI will happily give way, but a fact is a fact.14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesAgain, the hon. and learned Lady has highlighted how well Glasgow is doing. Earlier in my speech, I cited how Glasgow steps up every time, but the fact is still absolutely the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI will take an intervention in a moment. The only dispersal area in Scotland is Glasgow—I am certainly happy to confirm that to the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesWhat I find interesting is that I regularly hear how it is about moral duties and that people should be taking part, but I have to contrast that with the situation that the hon.…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI am keen to encourage all to take part. I think there are only five councils that have not offered in principle to take part in the Afghan resettlement scheme. The hon. Gentleman…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI will take an intervention first from the Labour shadow Minister, and then I will come back to the hon. Lady.14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesIn a moment. I then look at other areas, and it is perhaps a tale of two cities. Edinburgh, which is not that far away, does not take part in the dispersal area system for asylum…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesThose who have not yet submitted their biometrics will have two options from tomorrow. The first is to make a separate application for permission to travel under the new system.…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI thank the hon. Member for his constructive comments. A lot of that will be around the sponsorship route. My understanding is that the £350 will be given to the sponsor—the…14 Mar 2022