Malvern's MP meets with Polish parlimentarians to find out best way for residents to help Ukrainians - The Malvern Observer

Malvern's MP meets with Polish parlimentarians to find out best way for residents to help Ukrainians

Malvern Editorial 2nd Apr, 2022   0

WEST Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin has met with international Parliamentarians to discuss how the process of accommodating refugees fleeing Ukraine could be improved.

Ms Baldwin met with Polish politicians to discuss the best way for local people to help offer support and their homes to those arriving via Poland.

She said: “The UK’s Homes for Ukraine Scheme has already added over 150,000 homes to help the effort.”

And she thanked the Polish representatives for everything they had done.




“Poland is using its network on twinned towns and cities to help refugees move to other countries and I am sure that towns in Worcestershire will want to consider linking up with a Polish community to help match refugees to homes.”

Worcestershire County Council has extended its Here2Help website to allow people who want to help Ukraine refugees to register there and Ms Baldwin said she was working closely with the Home Office to help a number of Ukrainian families who are trying to get relatives into our country.


“I have been encouraged by the number of people who have reached out to me to offer help and it is now a matter of channelling this energy towards the organisations who can match homes to refugees.

“It has been a complex and challenging exercise but I am confident that the efforts are being scaled up day-by-day.

“Of course, all of us want peace in Ukraine and to allow people to return to their homes in safety but I know that may now be impossible for many.

“I am proud of the way our local community has reacted to this crisis and those refugee crises in Afghanistan and Syria over recent years.

“Worcestershire people have truly been great global citizens.”

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