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1352081

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to establish a five year funding support scheme for local authorities to enable the resettlement of refugees from Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	42154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has worked at pace to develop and launch a new and bespoke resettlement scheme, announced on 18 August, which will relocate 5,000 vulnerable people in its first year, rising to up to 20,000 over the coming years – one of the most generous schemes in British history. The Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is in addition to the Afghan Relocations Assistance Policy (ARAP), which offers any current or former locally employed staff who are assessed to be under serious threat to life priority relocation to the UK.</p><p>Work is underway across government departments, and with charities and local authorities, to ensure people are properly supported so they can rebuild their lives. Further detail on the support we provide to those we bring to the UK, including levels of funding, will be made available in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 15:43:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1352082

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the devolved Administrations on the resettlement of Afghan refugees.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	42096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>As the Minister for Afghan resettlement, I met with counterparts from the Devolved Administrations on 6<sup>th</sup> September to discuss plans and the help provided across the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also met with First Ministers on 27 August to discuss issues relating to Afghanistan.</p><p>The Government will continue to work closely with the Devolved Administrations on the design and delivery of the ACRS, which will welcome up to 5,000 people at risk in the coming year, in addition to Afghan citizens under the ARAP scheme.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 15:46:24 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1352083

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the funding required to provide refuge in the UK to people fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	42097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has worked at pace to develop and launch a new and bespoke resettlement scheme, announced on 18 August, which will relocate 5,000 vulnerable people in its first year, rising to up to 20,000 over the coming years – one of the most generous schemes in British history. The Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is in addition to the Afghan Relocations Assistance Policy (ARAP), which offers any current or former locally employed staff who are assessed to be under serious threat to life priority relocation to the UK</p><p>Work is underway across government departments, and with charities and local authorities, to ensure people are properly supported so they can rebuild their lives. Further detail on the support we provide to those we bring to the UK, including levels of funding, will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 15:32:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1352115

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate the provision of visas to the 35 Afghan Chevening scholarship students.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	41939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government worked tirelessly to support the evacuation from Afghanistan, up until the UK’s final withdrawal on 28 August. All 35 Chevening scholars were contacted and the Afghan Chevening Scholars who arrived in the UK were given conditions of permission which allow them to start their course of study.</p><p>We are aware that there a small number of scholars who are currently in a third country overseas and we are working to find the best solution for them to come to the UK to start their course, unless they choose to defer their studies until next year. Those overseas in a third country can make a visa application as normal.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/09/2021 16:52:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1352120

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people arriving in the UK under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme will be granted indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	41974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>On Monday 6<sup>th</sup> September, the Prime Minister announced that those arriving through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will be granted immediate Indefinite Leave to Remain, allowing them to benefit from full rights and entitlements and providing them with the certainty and stability they need to build their life here.</p><p>This is consistent with the leave granted to those arriving through the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) and the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 15:51:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1352121

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mental health support for people arriving under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	41975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>On Wednesday 18 August, the Government announced a new bespoke Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), to welcome up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghans to the UK. The scheme will focus on those most at risk and in its first year will resettle up to 5,000 vulnerable Afghans. Subsequently, on 31 August, the Government announced ‘Operation Warm Welcome’ to ensure that all those relocated to the UK can access the vital health, education, and support into employment they need to fully integrate into society.</p><p>We are working across Government to ensure that Afghan people who have been evacuated under Op Pitting or who have come to the UK through the ARAP and ACRS schemes, are well supported in all their needs. This includes engagement with the Department for Health and Social Care, where we are having ongoing conversations around health provision. We are continuing to work with other Departments as part of urgently opening this route - further details will be announced in due course on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fafghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMichaela.Bowers3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C3e35ae17587548ae5aa508d976a5cec9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637671276764896281%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ZKI%2FxXw2CoXOR%2FTb%2Fib%2FHLGiEGII%2B5mJznsLctzwqXk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 15:24:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1352151

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mental health support for people arriving under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	41896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>On Wednesday 18 August, the Government announced the launch of a new bespoke Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), to welcome up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghans to the UK. The scheme will focus on those most at risk and in its first year will resettle up to 5,000 vulnerable Afghans. Subsequently, on 31 August, the Government announced ‘Operation Warm Welcome’ to ensure that all those relocated to the UK can access the vital health, education, and support into employment they need to fully integrate into society.</p><p>The Home Office has been working across Government to ensure that those evacuated from Afghanistan are well supported in all their needs. This includes engagement with the Department for Health and Social Care where we are having ongoing conversations around health provision regarding England as well as local authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups working with people directly. We are working with the devolved administrations in their actions to welcome Afghan people as well.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 15:27:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

1352172

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the roll out and implementation of the Afghanistan resettlement scheme; and when hon. Members will receive a detailed briefing on that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	42198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>On 18th August the Prime Minister announced a new and bespoke Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) to relocate 5,000 vulnerable Afghans in its first year, rising to 20,000 over the long-term – one of the most generous schemes in British history.</p><p>On 6<sup>th</sup> September, the Prime Minister provided further information on the Scheme, including announcing that those arriving through the ACRS will be granted immediate Indefinite Leave to Remain, allowing them to benefit from full rights and entitlements and providing them with the certainty and stability they need to build their life here.</p><p>Given the current complex picture in Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries, it is important that the Government fully considers the operational delivery of the scheme with its international partners. We are working urgently to open this route and further details will be announced in due course on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fafghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7CGillian.Preece%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C390ef57cfbd74222fe0a08d97139ab32%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637665314754146062%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=gac60cQ9otMe4pL88petuZi0jk1lMFpLhpSTJA5dbxI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. Parliamentarians will be kept informed in the usual ways.</p><p>The ACRS is an integral part of the UK’s response to the humanitarian situation and will provide protection for thousands of Afghan citizens and other refugees identified as most at risk.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/09/2021 16:59:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1352502

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme will open for applications; for what reasons that scheme was not prepared and available in advance of the US and UK troop withdrawal from Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	41802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s military evacuation from Afghanistan concluded on 28 August. It was the largest UK military evacuation since the Second World War. Our armed forces and Civil Service staff worked around the clock to evacuate over 15,000 people.</p><p>At the same time the Government has worked at pace to develop a new and bespoke resettlement scheme, announced on 18 August, which will relocate 5,000 vulnerable Afghans in its first year, rising to 20,000 long-term – one of the most generous schemes in British history. The Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is in addition to the Afghan Relocations Assistance Policy (ARAP), which has brought around 7,000 Afghans to the UK since launching in April 2021.</p><p>Under the ACRS we will work with the international organisations to identify those at risk, as we have done in respect of those who fled the war in Syria - but we will also include Afghans who have contributed to civil society or face a particular risk from the Taliban, for example, because of their role in standing up for democracy and human rights, or because of their gender, sexuality or religion. We are working at pace to get the ACRS up and running and we will announce further details as soon as possible.</p><p>The UK has an enduring commitment to the people of Afghanistan and the Government is continuing to work with international partners on a shared plan for the people of Afghanistan which will contribute to long-term regional stability.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/09/2021 16:56:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1352564

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Afghan nationals without military links under the UK resettlement schemes will be eligible for indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	41809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>On Monday 6<sup>th</sup> September, the Prime Minister announced that those arriving through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will be granted immediate Indefinite Leave to Remain, allowing them to benefit from full rights and entitlements and providing them with the certainty and stability they need to build their life here.</p><p>This is consistent with the leave granted to those arriving through the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) and the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/09/2021 15:18:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas