Homes for Ukraine Scheme

Lord Bridges of Headley Excerpts

Monday 28th March 2022 Lords Chamber

[Lord Harrington of Watford (Con)]

I ask the noble Lord to give me the details of that person—that is unacceptable and there is no visa centre to my knowledge that would say, “We don’t do it on Mondays, we do it on Wednesdays”. We have broken such things as the European working time directive with permissions of Governments to get embassies, such as in Warsaw, open seven days a week. It is certainly not our intention to stop people with excuses like that. I would be grateful for that example.

[Lord Bridges of Headley (Con)]

Are the Bank of England and the Treasury working with the ECB to help Ukrainian refugees convert their currency into either euros or pounds? In asking this question, I draw your Lordships’ attention to my entry in the register.

[Lord Harrington of Watford (Con)]

I shall write to my noble friend with the answer to that question because I am not party to that information.