Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many extra case workers have been brought in to process Homes for Ukraine paperwork and applications from (a) from other processing teams in (i) her Department and (ii) other Government departments and (b) as new externally recruited staff.

The Home Office has surged staff across its operations to meet demand, and other departments like HM Revenue and Customs have loaned staff to assist.

UKVI staff in the UK are working seven days a week to process applications as quickly as possible.