Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her Kosovan counterparts on a bilateral security agreement.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

The Home Secretary met with her Kosovan counterpart as part of the Western Balkans Summit Interior Ministers meeting.

They discussed a range of issues in the bilateral relationship, including the UK’s support for Kosovo’s security. The UK remains committed to its close and longstanding partnership with Kosovo.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the time taken for processing of Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Home Office, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent and responsible for the service it provides.

It currently operates to formalised service standards of completing 85% of Basic check applications within 2 days, 85% of Standard check applications within 3 days, and 80% of Enhanced check applications within 14 days.

Its latest performance against these service standards is available at DBS dataset 1: DBS checks, DBS Update Service, and disputes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on an asylum processing hub in Kosovo.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9th June to question 56153.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is working with (a) EU and (b) G7 partners to coordinate the release of (i) frozen Russian-linked assets and (ii) the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club; and which body holds final authority over the (A) release and (B) allocation of those funds.

Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Chancellor is actively engaging with EU and G7 partners through regular discussions with G7 finance ministers to explore all viable legal avenues to make use of Russia’s sovereign assets for the benefit of Ukraine, in line with international law.

Separately, the Government is working hard to ensure that the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club are directed towards humanitarian causes in Ukraine as swiftly as possible. These proceeds are not sovereign Russian assets, but rather funds owned by a private entity (Fordstam Ltd), which is itself owned by a Designated Person under UK sanctions regulations – Mr Abramovich.

In common with all other frozen funds, the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club remain the property of the Designated Person. Agreement must be given by Fordstam Ltd for these funds to be transferred to a new independent charitable foundation for humanitarian assistance in Ukraine. To date, they have not provided this agreement.

While the door for negotiating an agreement remains open, the Government is fully prepared to pursue this matter through the courts if required.

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