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date	30/03/2023
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 have people who (a) applied for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme category 4 and (b) whose application for the scheme under this category was subsequently rejected hold information the disclosure of which would give rise to or aggravate a specific threat to the UK Government or its interests.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	177729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The data requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Applicants to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy scheme do not apply for specific categories. As such, all applications are considered against each category before a decision is made. The role the applicant played in support of HMG objectives in Afghanistan is fully assessed as part of the decision-making process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/04/2023 10:00:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1609276

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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, if he will list the professions eligible for consideration under category 4 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	177730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>There is not a finite list of professions eligible for consideration under Category 4 of the ARAP scheme. As set out in published policy, decisions for eligibility under Category 4 are taken on a case-by-case basis against a set of criteria, which allows for broader consideration of applications than would be the case if considering against specific job roles.</p><p> </p><p>The published criteria are available at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/04/2023 10:04:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1609277

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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 have applications for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme Category 4 have been (a) received, (b) accepted and (c) rejected.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	177731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>Applicants to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme do not apply for specific categories. As such, all applications are considered against each category before a decision is made. For this reason, we do not hold data on applications and rejections specifically under Category 4.</p><p> </p><p>To date the Ministry of Defence has processed 22,345 applications. A total of 3,399 have been granted eligibility, of which around 1,600 grants have been recorded as being under Category 4. Since the scheme began, we have relocated over 12,200 people to the United Kingdom. Category 4 data is taken from a live database and is subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>We are now processing and issuing decisions on more applications per month than we are receiving, and in March 2023 we issued more eligibility decisions than in any month previously.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/04/2023 11:04:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1609318

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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, whether the Government publishes information on the appeals process for Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Category 4 candidates who have had their application rejected.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	177732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>Our Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme reviews process is published on gov.uk and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>All unsuccessful ARAP applicants have the right to request a review within 90 days of receipt of their outcome letter.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/04/2023 10:00:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden