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HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making those points. To provide people with the jobs and support they need, we will work with him and others who are making business offers. I…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeIn the conversations that I have had with the Welsh Government, they have been anxious about co-ordinating with local government in Wales and indeed civil society so that they can…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeAbsolutely. It will be a national vetting process initially, with local authorities following up. As ever—this point has been made across the House—we have to balance two things:…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeFriday.14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy right hon. Friend and the One Nation group of Conservative MPs helped in the development of our policy with some of the ideas that they shared with the Department. I am…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI know my hon. Friend has already been working with her constituents in west Berkshire to do everything possible to support those who may benefit from this scheme. The charities,…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his real-time update. I am sorry if Paul Brand’s internet connection is wonky. It seems that the connection of my hon. Friend the Member…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy right hon. Friend makes a good point, and this is a cross-Government, and beyond Government effort. As he reminds us, we have welcomed people who have come here from Syria or…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeThey absolutely will have access to that support. Anyone who acts as a sponsor will face light-touch vetting checks initially, and subsequently will be visited by those from local…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. Of course, the scheme we are introducing today is not perfect, but we hope to work with him and others to make sure that it is…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy right hon. Friend makes a characteristically compassionate and acute point. One of the areas of greatest difficulty is helping orphans and unaccompanied children, and that is…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI have enormous sympathy for the hon. Lady. One of the reasons why Lord Harrington has joined my Department and is working with the Home Office is to ensure that we can get people…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeIt is our expectation that those who commit to have someone in their home for six months are undertaking quite a significant commitment, but it is already the case that the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI am grateful to the Chair of the Select Committee for his questions. The amount of money we are giving to local government is based on the Afghan resettlement scheme, so the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his support for the scheme. He made the point about ensuring that we speed up all the security and visa checks as quickly as possible. As I…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeOver the last 10 days, my right hon. Friend has been in touch with me daily to outline offers of help from his constituents and others. He is a model constituency MP and a…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her questions and what I think was her support for our scheme. She asked about the visa application process and the length and bureaucracy…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on our Government’s response to help those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. This Government and this House—indeed, everyone in…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy right hon. Friend makes three good points. We are working this week with civil society and NGOs. Indeed, Lord Harrington and I met them in order to ensure that we can expedite…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy right hon. Friend has a distinguished record when it comes to helping people in conflict areas. I will work with the Home Secretary to ensure that our resources on the ground…14 Mar 2022