Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral contribution of 7 March 2022, Official Report, Vol 710, column 28, where that visa application centre is located; whether transport is being provided to Ukrainians for the purposes of getting to that visa application centre; and how many visas have been issued by that centre as of 8 March 2022.
Answer
To support vulnerable individuals in Northern France who are eligible for the Ukraine Family Scheme, the Home Office has set up a new temporary visa application centre (VAC) in Arras, replacing the interim site in Lille. This VAC is only for direct referrals from Border Force. Dedicated transport from Calais to Arras has been provided.
Information on the number of issued applications is not broken down by individual centres within published statistics.