Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she plans to establish a British consular presence in Calais to issue visas to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

We have worked closely with the French Government to respond to the situation in northern France. In partnership with the French Government, we have established a new temporary Visa Application Centre in Arras to provide extra support for those people in Calais who are eligible for our Ukraine schemes. It is operating by referral only.

This is a rapidly shifting situation, and we are keeping our operational response under constant review to ensure we adapt as needed to best support people through this process and keep pace with the evolving picture on the ground.