Written question asked by Jonathan Lord (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 September 2023. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 September 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Afghanistan: Resettlement

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

Answer

I said to the House in May that we aimed to process all outstanding initial ARAP applications by the end of August. We now have just over 1,800 complex cases remaining from more than 93,000 principal applications received. We have issued over 58,000 decisions to applicants in the past three months alone, giving them the clarity they deserve. We continue to move at best pace to process the remaining applications.

We also continue to move eligible Afghans from Afghanistan to the safety of third countries at best pace and have relocated over an estimated 12,200 people to the United Kingdom.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 199357
Session: 2022-23
Subjects: Afghanistan Resettlement Home country nationals
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Afghanistan: Resettlement

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