Debates between Lord Hannan of Kingsclere and Lord Skidelsky during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Ukraine: Refugees

Debate between Lord Hannan of Kingsclere and Lord Skidelsky
Tuesday 8th March 2022

(2 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Hannan of Kingsclere Portrait Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con)
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Is it not clear from listening to interventions from all around the Chamber that—

Lord Skidelsky Portrait Lord Skidelsky (CB)
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My Lords, in addition to the help that the Government are giving to Ukrainians to come to this country, will they consider offering humanitarian visas to those brave Russians—members of the clergy, members of civil society, academics, journalists and ordinary citizens—who face long prison sentences for exercising their democratic right to oppose this war?