Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to the government of Ukraine to ensure that their shelters in (1) Kyiv and (2) other parts of Ukraine, are adequate, in terms of capacity, conditions and safety.

The UK Government, in partnership with the Government of Poland, provided approximately £10 million to a project which supports the construction of shelter communities in Lviv and Poltava through the Polish organisation International Solidarity Fund (ISF). The sites will provide accommodation for 702 internally displaced persons in Ukraine. The project received technical assistance from a shelter specialist who reviewed plans, visited the site to ensure it was satisfactory and provided advice to ensure appropriate handover arrangements to local authorities. FCDO remains in contact with ISF, as per FCDO programme standards for all implementing partners, to monitor ongoing implementation.