Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 07 Jul 2022
Ukraine Refugees: Mothers and Dependent Children Arriving in the UK
"I just want to confirm that NatWest is definitely in the scheme. It is the bank that my families are using; it is definitely in the scheme, and we were told that it takes 28 days to process those forms. The Vodafone scheme that is supposed to be helping Ukrainian …..."Baroness Sheehan - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 07 Jul 2022
Ukraine Refugees: Mothers and Dependent Children Arriving in the UK
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. I frequently find myself in agreement with him and that is no less true today. I add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Loomba, for bringing this debate to Grand Committee. I also pay tribute to …..."Baroness Sheehan - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 13th June 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Sheehan (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they can provide regarding the delay in granting a Permission to Travel Letter to Ukrainian refugee Reference: GWF064289249, given that the two children of this individual have received their Permission to Travel Letters.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
We can confirm a permission to travel letter has been issued.
Written Question
Monday 13th June 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Sheehan (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases there are in which Ukrainian family members have not been dealt with by UKVI as one group, resulting in children being granted visas but not their parent, or vice versa; and what assessment they have made of whether children in such circumstances are more vulnerable to traffickers.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: Ukraine Schemes: application data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Information requested that is not contained within this published data is not routinely captured. To capture numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost
Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 06 Apr 2022
Ukraine: Refugees
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, and I thank the usual channels for allowing me to speak in the gap. I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, for bringing this important debate to Grand Committee and I look forward to …..."Baroness Sheehan - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 06 Apr 2022
Ukraine: Refugees
"Can the Minister say whether the application form for the Homes for Ukraine scheme is now available in Ukrainian and Russian, or are families still expected to use Google Translate or add additional layers of complexity and confusion by asking a sponsor to fill in the form? The Minister will …..."Baroness Sheehan - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 1st April 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Sheehan (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Ukrainian citizens already in the UK who hold a Leave to Remain residence permit are able to fast-track applications for UK visas for family members who have fled the war in Ukraine.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
People in the UK with at least six months immigration leave are able to sponsor Ukrainian nationals and their family members to the UK.
Information on the scheme van be found at the GOV.UK website: Apply for a visa under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 31 Mar 2022
Ukraine Refugee Visas
"My Lords, on Monday, the Minister told me from the Dispatch Box that I was wrong when I raised concerns about application forms for Ukrainian refugees being available only in English, yet just last night, the Home Office confirmed that this is indeed the case. It said that Ukrainians seeking …..."Baroness Sheehan - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 31 Mar 2022
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
"My Lords, yesterday the noble Lord, Lord Ahmad, in response to the Statement on Ukraine, said that 2,700 visas had been granted to Ukrainian refugees. Can the Minister say whether that number refers to applications for the Homes for Ukraine scheme? My understanding is that people who do manage to …..."Baroness Sheehan - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Mar 2022
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
"Will the Minister meet me, because I am really struggling to get a family that I am trying to sponsor to fill in the paperwork. They are all women and children—three generations. They are struggling to fill in the application forms and upload the documents: they have to use Google …..."Baroness Sheehan - View Speech
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