Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she is giving to changing visa requirements for travel to the UK to enable Russian nationals who are critical of President Putin and who have family ties to UK nationals to come to the UK for their safety; and if she will make a statement.

The Government has no plans to change visa requirements for Russian nationals who are critical of President Putin. Russians who wish to come to the UK can apply using existing visa application routes, including the family route for those applying to live with a: spouse or partner; fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner; child; parent; or relative providing them with long term care.

Russians can also apply for visas under the points based system in the usual way.