Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to speed up the average processing time for applications to the (a) the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme and (b) the Ukraine Family Scheme.

Applications for Ukraine Schemes are processed as quickly as possible whilst ensuring that the appropriate checks and safeguarding measures are in place. Staff from other departments were brought in to assist and many remain in place to maintain caseworking capacity.