The public would rightly expect Departments and the Cabinet to be working together at a time like this. The Foreign Secretary said in her statement that “we are also leading on humanitarian support” and yet fleeing Ukrainian citizens seeking refuge in the UK are being denied entrance because of outdated and restrictive immigration rules. Will the Foreign Secretary therefore urge her Cabinet colleagues to follow the EU nations in waiving visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens for three years?
Sanctions
Proceeding contribution from
Drew Hendry
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 February 2022.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Sanctions.
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Session
2021-22
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2022-03-07 11:44:27 +0000
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