Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 2 March (HL Deb col 846), when they intend to open a sponsored pathway for Ukrainians not related to persons settled in the UK to obtain entry into the UK as a refugee; what are the sponsorship requirements for any such application; and what qualifications are required to act as a sponsor.

Details of the plans to open a sponsored pathway for Ukrainians not related to persons settled in the UK were announced in Secretary of State's, Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities in his Oral Statement to Parliament of 14 March 2022:

Sponsors must be able to offer accommodation for at least 6 months and will be required to undergo necessary vetting checks.