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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Written Statement of 22 June 2022 on Homes for Ukraine: Update, Official Report, HCWS123, how his Department defines personally known to the parents; and whether a sponsor who has spoken extensively with the parents over a previous sponsorship application for another member of the family would qualify.

It is expected that the sponsors of unaccompanied eligible minors should personally know the parent(s) or legal guardian of the child and that relationship should date from before the start of the conflict on 24 February 2022, except in exceptional circumstances. Further guidance will be published in due course.