Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 143627, what communication his Department has had with local authorities on the (a) Homes for Ukraine scheme and (b) implementation of checks on the UK households offering shelter to Ukrainian refugees.

We worked closely with local authorities in the lead up to the launch of the scheme and will continue to do so.