Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking support people from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds who are fleeing to the UK from Ukraine.

We are aware of credible reports of discrimination against people of African, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, amongst those seeking to leave Ukraine. The UK is committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or race. Combating violence and discrimination against minorities forms an important part of our wider international human rights work.

We have pledged £395 million of aid to the current crisis, which includes £220 million of humanitarian assistance, and deployed UK humanitarian experts to support Ukraine's neighbours, who are receiving and supporting refugees fleeing Ukraine, through providing logistics advice and analysis of needs on the ground.