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Written question asked by Baroness Coussins (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 27 April 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 May 2021. It was answered by Baroness Goldie (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 April 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Afghanistan: Interpreters

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they keep a contact database of all locally employed civilian interpreters who have worked for UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

Answer

Due to the time elapsed since employment, and the security vulnerabilities inherent in using contact details that are over a decade old in some cases, we do not and cannot maintain a contact database of all locally employed staff who have worked for UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan. Our locally employed civilian interpreters are able to contact us through our dedicated team the Afghanistan Threat and Risk Evaluation Unit (ATREU) with the contact details available on the gov.uk website.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL15282
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Databases Afghanistan Interpreters Home country nationals
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk