Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last discussed the Windrush Compensation Scheme with the Welsh Government.

Home Office officials wrote to the Devolved Administrations, including the Welsh Government, to inform them of significant changes we made to the Windrush Compensation Scheme in December. We have also engaged with the Welsh Government to encourage the promotion of engagement events we have held in Swansea, Newport and Cardiff.

We have also raised awareness of the Windrush Schemes in Wales. Our national advertising campaign, launched in August 2020, included radio stations, digital channels and local press in Wales. Campaign materials were also made available in Welsh.

In addition, the Windrush Community Fund, which is a £500k fund to promote awareness of Windrush Schemes to affected communities, was promoted across the UK, including in Wales. We are delighted to have awarded over £24,000 in funding to Butetown Community Association who are a longstanding organisation in Cardiff, to deliver a series of engaging projects to reach their local communities.