Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to include psychosocial support for children in its Ukraine response; and what steps his Department has taken with the Home Office to help ensure that vulnerable children from Ukraine are protected during their journey to the UK.

The UK has provided humanitarian funding to UNICEF (£20 million), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (£25 million) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (£15 million) to support people and children in need in Ukraine and the surrounding region. Our funding supports provision of psychosocial support, including through Blue Dot safe spaces along major crossing points and transit routes.

FCDO has regular dialogues with Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the Homes for Ukraine scheme. The government has issued guidance on GOV.UK for children and for parents and legal guardians of children travelling from Ukraine.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-welcome-guide-for-ukrainian-children-under-18

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-guidance-for-parents-or-legal-guardians-children-and-minors-applying-without-parents#safeguarding-and-welfare