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1672722

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that women in third countries who are (a) eligible for the (i) ACRS and (ii) ARAP schemes and (b) in the third trimester of pregnancy are flown to the UK before they are no longer fit to fly.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence oversees the relocation of Eligible Persons (EPs) to the United Kingdom under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme, working in close partnership with other Government departments.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the relocation process, the Ministry of Defence makes every effort to ensure that all EPs are medically fit to travel before departure, through work undertaken by His Majesty's Government’s (HMG) contracted medical advisor. When HMG are aware of pregnancy, flights are arranged to allow travel as quickly and as safely as is possible. This is, however, dependent on EPs disclosing their pregnancy, which we cannot guarantee.</p><p> </p><p>For the separate Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), flights and travel assistance are arranged by the Home Office and its partners, including the International Organization for Migration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/11/2023 17:30:15 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1672177

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Operations: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to commemorate those who served on (a) Operation Overload, (b) Operation Market Garden and (c) other operations that will mark their 80th anniversary in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Defence is currently leading on behalf of the Government in the planning of a series of significant commemorative events in the UK, France, the Netherlands, and Italy, to mark next year’s 80th Second World War anniversaries. Further details will be announced in due course, nearer the time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/11/2023 17:34:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1665804

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2023 to Question 197431, whether the Government plans to stop advertising Category 3 under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	203309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Should the UK's diplomatic mission return to Afghanistan in the future, then we may be in a position to offer in-country support under Category 3 of the ARAP scheme. It is because of this that the category currently remains open.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 12:40:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1665805

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghans were extracted from Islamabad to (a) the UK and (b) a third country under the Afghans Relocations and Assistance Policy in (i) September and (ii) October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	203310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>In September 2023, HMG relocated three Afghans from Islamabad to the UK under the ARAP scheme. So far in October 2023, 200 ARAP-eligible Afghans have been relocated by HMG from Islamabad to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>No ARAP-eligible Afghans were relocated from Islamabad to another third country in the timeframe requested.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 14:33:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1665302

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to expedite the processing of cases of Afghan people who had senior roles in UK-Afghanistan security cooperation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	202990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Not all of the cohort the hon. Member describes will be eligible for ARAP. As such, it is impossible to offer a blanket response to his question.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 13:54:28 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1657874

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghans have been accepted under Category 3 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme since August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Since the end of Op PITTING and the UK's presence in Afghanistan, our ability to offer any in-country support has been severely affected as such we have not accepted anyone under Category 3 of the ARAP scheme. As a result, our priority has been to focus on those eligible for relocation via other categories of the ARAP scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2023 16:38:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1657880

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of ATF 444 have been given eligibility under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme since August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Further to my answer in Question 113300, It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role or specific unit.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2023 13:40:52 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 113300.docx title Afghanistan: Refugees
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1657893

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department provides on the definition of a 'Government Department' as set out in Category 4 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Section 16 of the online ARAP application form ('What was your Employing Department?') provides a list of the relevant Government Departments to applicants.</p><p>The ARAP team works across Government to conduct checks with relevant Departments by whom the applicant was employed, contracted to or worked alongside, in partnership with or closely supported or assisted.</p><p>While any UK Government Department that operated in Afghanistan could be considered a relevant Department, the following are the most applicable: Ministry of Defence, Home Office, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2023 13:41:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1654495

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will define the term satisfactory standard in relation to accommodation for Armed Forces personnel and their families.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	195071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department considers the Decent Homes (DH) Standard to be the minimum satisfactory standard for Service Family Accommodation. This is a technical standard for public housing, defined by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and is the minimum satisfactory standard for allocation of a home to a Service family. If a home falls below the DH Standard while a family is in residence, the Defence Infrastructure Organistion will take measures to restore it to at least the DH Standard.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/09/2023 13:27:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1653842

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, (b) Pinnacle Group, (c) Amey and (d) VIVO since the publication of the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey Results; and if he will publish a summary of those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	194731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is part of the Department. DIO has discussed the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) results with Pinnacle, Amey and VIVO. The Department's focus on addressing the root causes of dissatisfaction with the maintenance of Service Family Accommodation began before the AFCAS Survey Questionnaire was distributed to Service Personnel. By the time results were published on 1 June 2023, performance had improved.</p><p>A summary of discussions the Department has had with suppliers regarding performance since the publication of AFCAS cannot be provided, as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/09/2023 13:32:17 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis