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Written question asked by Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour) on Monday, 16 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 January 2023 (named day). It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Monday, 23 January 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Afghanistan: Resettlement

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the timescales of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.

Answer

Significant progress has been made to accelerate casework processing, and we are focussing casework resource on finding those Afghan nationals who are eligible for ARAP.

However, timescales can nonetheless vary due to a number of factors, including case complexity, the need to conduct checks with other Government Departments, and our reliance on applicants responding to queries before we can progress cases.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124039
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Afghanistan Resettlement Home country nationals
Link
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