Use property seized from Russian oligarchs to house Ukrainian refugees.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government is considering proposals to seize the UK property of sanctioned Russian oligarchs without compensation. Any legislation needed to secure this objective should also allow any properties seized to be used to accommodate refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.

The Government's proposals to seize property in the UK from sanctioned Russian oligarchs has received wide public support. The public are also largely behind a generous relaxation of the immigration rules to allow Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict to come to the UK. Local authorities are already struggling to find suitable accommodation for Afghan families the UK has committed to support. Using confiscated properties would ameliorate this pressure and also send a message to Putin.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Decisions about housing refugees is an operational decision for the Home Office and individual local authorities, but we have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Seize assets held by anyone with close ties to the Russian government: Seize assets held by anyone with close ties to the Russian government

Seize frozen Russian assets and give proceeds to Ukraine to help with rebuilding: Seize frozen Russian assets and give proceeds to Ukraine to help with rebuilding

Timeline

3 Mar 2022	Petition opened for signatures
9 Mar 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Mar 2022

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