Ukraine

Julian Lewis Excerpts
Monday 28th March 2022

(2 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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We are working to support people who want to come to the UK, through the family scheme and the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Considerable transport is being offered; Wizz Air is offering free flights to the UK and there are free Eurostar journeys as well. We are working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to make sure that that information is available. At present, the issue of getting to the UK is being resolved; as the hon. Lady says, we are making sure those visa processes are happening, and that is the responsibility of the Home Office.

Julian Lewis Portrait Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
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Will the Foreign Secretary make sure that a reasonable proportion of the extra £4.1 million that the Government have rightly given to the BBC in respect of the World Service is earmarked for the BBC Monitoring service and, in particular, the Russian and Ukrainian parts of it?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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Yes, I will make sure that that is the case.