Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of family groups who applied for the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme who were prevented from coming to the UK due to one or more family members having a delay in their visa application as of 30 November 2022.

Applications under Ukraine Schemes can be delayed for a number of reasons, including to ensure a family unit is not separated and to safeguard individuals.

The Home Office does not publish data on the reasons a decision has not been made but details of the number of applications outstanding can be found here Ukraine Family Scheme, Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) and Ukraine Extension Scheme visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).