Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK officials are present on the Poland-Ukraine border.
Answered by James Cleverly - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
The UK has over 360 HMG staff working on the response to the crisis in the region, including in Ukraine and Poland. Our Rapid Deployment Team (RDT) has maintained a presence at the Poland-Ukraine border since 15 February. Humanitarian experts are currently based in Poland and we work closely with, and fund, trusted NGO partners and UN agencies that provide coordinated, largescale humanitarian response. There are Home Office staff at a Visa Support Centre in Rzeszow who are focused on helping Ukrainian refugees complete their visa application process, in addition to our enhanced visa operation in Warsaw. Finally, Consular officials at our Embassy in Warsaw are supporting the RDT in providing help to British nationals in need of assistance.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps has she taken to ensure that UK Government sanctions are being applied in the crown dependencies and overseas territories.
Answered by Amanda Milling
UK sanctions apply in all Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies either by Orders in Council or through each jurisdiction's own legislation (Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar and Bermuda legislate for themselves). The UK Government is in regular contact with the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to help improve implementation and discuss the impact of sanctions, and will continue to provide guidance and support where appropriate. The UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, which sits within HMT, engages regularly with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies on compliance, enforcement and licensing. This engagement has assisted these jurisdictions in improving the implementation of financial sanctions across the wider British Family.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what quantity of medical supplies the Government has delivered to Ukraine since 24 February 2022; and what supplies those deliveries included.
Answered by James Cleverly - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Since 24 February more than 1.8 million items of medicine, medical equipment and consumables have been delivered via Poland on 9 flights and handed over to the Ukrainian Ministry of Health. 9,468 items (blankets and hygiene kits) were delivered and handed over to the Moldovan Ministry of Labour and Social Protection on 12 March. The equipment for six Internally Displaced People reception centres in Lviv has been flown to Poland and handed over to the International Organisation for Migration. A further consignment of relief items to the UN Refugee Agency is planned for Ukraine and the region which will include blankets, kitchen sets, solar lanterns, hygiene kits and shelter supplies.