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HANSARD Refugees from UkraineThis is a very important point. I have had similar discussions with the Ukrainian community across the country. As I may have mentioned previously in the House, there are a number…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineThis is the theme that we hear constantly throughout the community—a recognition that, of course, people will want to go home. It is their country; it is the place of their birth;…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineThe answer is yes.10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: the sponsorship route is led by DLUHC. As we discussed in the House last week, accommodation will be a vital part of sponsorship, as will…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineIf I may, I will come back to my right hon. Friend and discuss that with him, because there will be ways.10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We have surged our visa application centre capacity across the region. There are sites in France, with work in Calais and in Lille, and we…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineActually, we have. I am sorry if the hon. and learned Lady has not been able to use the many facilities we have made available to her constituents and her to make these cases come…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineI refer to my comments earlier, but let me make it abundantly clear for the hon. Lady that in terms of the EU response, we are working in co-operation and collaboration with the…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that has been verified through the agencies and Departments we work with.10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineThe hon. Lady makes an important point. It is important to restate that about 90% of Ukrainian nationals do not have chip passports, for example, whereby the digital scheme would…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineAs I said earlier, we are looking at all categories, including Ukrainians on work visas and even student visas, and how we can make that happen.10 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice and Crime Commissioner Review: Part 2Today, I am pleased to set out to the House a package of measures in support of this Government’s manifesto commitment to expand and strengthen the role of our directly elected…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI appreciate that this is now becoming a much wider debate, but on Friday we launched an extended family route that covers the very family members that the right hon. Lady is…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Billrose —07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI am not going to give way, because there is protected time and the hon. Gentleman will get to speak later. We will remove some of the constraints on designations by description,…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important and significant point. That is exactly the work in which the transparency tsar has been heavily involved, giving the Government advice on that…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillNot just yet. As I have said, further measures are coming shortly in other legislation and some of them will take more time to be developed.07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI will make progress. I have taken plenty of interventions, and I am conscious of the protected time for subsequent stages. This Bill also toughens up the enforcement of financial…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillWith this Bill, we are speaking very clearly about known individuals, known oligarchs. This legislation enables the Government, the NCA and other agencies and aspects of…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillWe cannot compare London with certain other countries and economies, and there are well-known barriers to the application and utilisation of unexplained wealth orders. Much of the…07 Mar 2022