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1458858

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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, what steps his Department is taking in respect of people who have applied for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme and who have not yet been contacted by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	156369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) is one of the most generous relocation programmes in the world. It is not time-limited and will endure, facilitating the relocation of eligible Afghans and their families.</p><p>The ARAP Casework team will contact the applicants for requests for information during the eligibility process, and to provide updates on their application. We continue to receive ARAP applications at an unprecedented rate and more than 115,000 have been received since ARAP began in April 2021. I would like to assure the hon. Member that we are working at pace to consider each application on a case-by-case basis as quickly as possible and respond to applicants as soon as we can.</p><p>Applicants who wish to have updates of their case may contact the ARAP Casework team.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/04/2022 10:54:15 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1440912

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the law is on British citizens travelling abroad to fight in foreign wars.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	139270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>We advise against all travel to Ukraine.</p><p>Depending on the planned activity and the circumstances, travel to engage in overseas conflict could give rise to offences under UK law, including terrorism and war crimes. There are also laws preventing British subjects in certain circumstances engaging in military service for a foreign state under Foreign Enlistment Act 1870. Cases would be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/03/2022 12:28:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1440916

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will clarify the legal position on British citizens who (a) have travelled or (b) plan to travel to Ukraine to fight against Russian armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	139271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>We advise against all travel to Ukraine.</p><p>Depending on the planned activity and the circumstances, travel to engage in overseas conflict could give rise to offences under UK law, including terrorism and war crimes. There are also laws preventing British subjects in certain circumstances engaging in military service for a foreign state under Foreign Enlistment Act 1870. Cases would be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>The UK possesses a range of tools to disrupt and investigate outbound travel where there is a national security case for doing so. This includes our Schedule 7 powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, which enables counter-terrorism police to stop, question and when necessary, detain and search a person travelling through a UK port to determine whether that person is or has been involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/03/2022 12:28:55 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1438871

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing a national defence medal.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	136497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (James Heappey) on 19 March 2020 to Question 30067 to the hon. Member for Broadland (Mr Jerome Mayhew).</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/03/2022 08:03:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty attachment 1 file name UIN 30067.docx title Military Decorations
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1417648

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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 progress she has made in processing Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme applications.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	113681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) for those who worked with the UK in Afghanistan remains open. The ARAP scheme is not time limited, and the Government is working to facilitate the continued relocation of those who are eligible.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 January, over 107,000 applications to the ARAP scheme have been received since the commencement of the scheme in April 2021; many of which are found to be incomplete or duplications.</p><p> </p><p>A dedicated team of caseworkers are working seven days a week to process pending applications, and to date their efforts have resulted in the relocation to the UK of over 8,000 eligible applicants and dependants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 113682 question first answered 04/02/2022 09:59:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1417652

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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 people have qualified for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	113682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) for those who worked with the UK in Afghanistan remains open. The ARAP scheme is not time limited, and the Government is working to facilitate the continued relocation of those who are eligible.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 January, over 107,000 applications to the ARAP scheme have been received since the commencement of the scheme in April 2021; many of which are found to be incomplete or duplications.</p><p> </p><p>A dedicated team of caseworkers are working seven days a week to process pending applications, and to date their efforts have resulted in the relocation to the UK of over 8,000 eligible applicants and dependants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 113681 question first answered 04/02/2022 09:59:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1282169

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on taking steps to work together to help tackle youth unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	911613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Defence has a close relationship with the Department for Work and Pensions. Initiatives include the Armed Forces Employability Pathway Scheme, contributing to Job Centre Plus resources in support of Work Coaches and their clients, and Job Centre Plus support for online Armed Forces workshops. The Armed Forces continue to offer young people world class training through highly respected Apprenticeship schemes and a uniquely challenging and constructive career.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 01/02/2021 16:37:55 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe