Global Refugee Forum Debate
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Lord Anderson of Swansea
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Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con)
The noble Lord makes a hugely important point. The answer is yes: this is something that both the Home Office and the Foreign Office are looking at. I would add that the UK has committed an additional £120 million of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and the region. That money will be used in many different ways, but particularly in supporting those at the front line in terms of vulnerability, of the sort that the noble Lord just mentioned.
Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)
My Lords, the Government were prepared to disclose the figure of 50 refugees received from Ukraine. What is the current figure?
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con)
My Lords, it is a very fast-moving situation. I do not know the current figure, but I do know that there is no limit to the number of people this country is willing and able to absorb, as I described when outlining the policy just a few moments ago.