Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd, for an opportunity to provide an update to Members about our ongoing work to support people from Ukraine seeking sanctuary in Wales. When I last updated you in June, Wales had welcomed just over 2,200 Ukrainians to Wales under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, including our supersponsor route, and I'm pleased to say that this number has risen significantly over the summer recess. Over 5,650 people from Ukraine, sponsored by the Welsh Government and Welsh households, had arrived in the UK by 20 September. There have been additional arrivals under the Ukraine family scheme, but we're not given that data by the UK Government.

But more than 8,200 visas have now been granted to people from the Ukraine who have sponsors in Wales, so we can expect the number of arrivals to continue to grow in the coming weeks, though we anticipate more slowly than over the summer period.

Our partners in local government, the NHS, the third sector, volunteers and, of course, all those people who are acting as sponsors, are making phenomenal efforts to support sanctuary seekers with the services and information they need. Welsh Ministers and leaders of local authorities are now meeting fortnightly to ensure close collaboration on the delivery of these schemes.

Our supersponsor route has supported more than 2,700 Ukrainians here in Wales, with a further 1,700 who've had visas issued with Welsh Government as a sponsor. We're working with the Home Office to ascertain the likelihood of those 1,700 individuals arriving in Wales, so that we can properly plan for providing accommodation and wraparound support.

Since I last updated Members, we've had several temporary, initial-accommodation welcome centres join our scheme, and some have come to an end. Members will appreciate that we don't comment upon these temporary sites, in use, for security and privacy reasons, but I want to pay tribute to partners who have supported us and have now closed their provision. The care and compassion demonstrated by the local authorities, local health boards, universities and the third sector in providing initial accommodation and demonstrating their commitment to our nation of sanctuary vision has been exceptional. I also want to thank all those who continue to be at the forefront of our support to arrivals.