Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:01 pm on 25 October 2022.
Finally, you refer in your statement that you've had no engagement with Lord Harrington's successor, and he was the Minister for refugees in Westminster, and I want to put on record the Plaid Cymru view that this is entirely disgraceful and unforgivable in light of the crisis facing thousands of refugees in Wales, who are in such a difficult situation in making their homes in a new country. Now, many are on the edge of a precipice, given the fact that many of those who have come here through the Homes for Ukraine scheme are close to the end of that six-month period with their hosts.
With the cost-of-living crisis and without an increase in the monthly payment of £350, it'll be very difficult now for many people to extend that welcome. It is disgraceful that the Tories in Westminster care so little about supporting the people of Ukraine. Minister, as we in Wales, here, are a nation of sanctuary, can we use other cost-of-living payments to support these costs of living to prevent homelessness, stress and poverty?