Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme Debate

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Kevin Brennan

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Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme

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Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Monday 14th March 2022

(2 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Absolutely. We are of course working with the Scottish Government, and the scheme that will go live this week will allow individuals anywhere in the United Kingdom to offer to act as sponsors. We have explained to the Scottish Government that we just want to crack on.

Kevin Brennan Portrait Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
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Britain and Ireland are both surrounded by water, and neither is part of Schengen, yet Ireland has taken three times as many Ukrainian refugees as Britain despite having a population 13 times smaller. Why?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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I will never criticise the Irish Government.

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