Government Support for Ukrainians

Laurence Turner Excerpts

Monday 21st July 2025 Commons Chamber

[Martin Wrigley]

I absolutely agree, and this is now urgent as guests start to have less than 12 months on their visas.

[Laurence Turner (Birmingham Northfield) (Lab)]

Has the hon. Member seen the research produced by the University of Birmingham on the experience of Ukrainian refugees in circumstances such as those he describes, particularly loss of employment and loss of tenancies? Does he agree that landlords and employers should not be acting in this way, that to do so may be discrimination on the grounds of nationality, and that some form of remediation needs to be found in these cases?

[Martin Wrigley]

I thank the hon. Member for mentioning a report from my old university, which I will go away and look up. However, I think this is more about getting the visas extended, rather than pursuing the people who are refusing them.