Safe and Legal Routes to UK: Nationals of Ukraine and Afghanistan

Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 25 April 2022.

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Photo of Priti Patel Priti Patel The Secretary of State for the Home Department

First, the new plan for immigration spells out absolutely the Government’s approach to safe and legal routes. As I have said many times in the House, every safe and legal route needs to be bespoke, based on the crisis that we are seeking to address.

Secondly, in response to the hon. Lady’s question about Afghanistan, she will know that under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme we will welcome up to 20,000 at-risk people who have been affected by the most appalling events in Afghanistan. That scheme was announced last year and will include women and girls and members of minority groups, given their vulnerability.