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1650295

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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 eligible principle Afghan nationals were relocated through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme from December 2022 to May 2023; and how many applications were received in that time period.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	192503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>Between December 2022 and May 2023, 15 Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) eligible principals and 49 of their family members were relocated to the UK. Over this same period 4,129 unique ARAP applications were received.</p><p>The ARAP scheme is not, and never was, intended as a general resettlement scheme for all Afghans. As such the vast majority of the applications received between the above dates will be ineligible. In total, we have received over 141,000 applications, of which 3,511 have been granted eligibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/07/2023 10:18:29 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1650298

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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 eligible principals under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy has his Department lost contact with; and how many of these people are in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	192506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The number of ARAP eligible principals who have failed to respond to contact is currently 70. Of these, our records show that 37 were in Afghanistan at the time of their last contact with the Ministry of Defence.</p><p>Applicants may fall out of contact with us for a variety of reasons: they may have changed their contact details and not informed us or have decided to relocate elsewhere. We continue to use a range of means to re-establish contact with these applicants in order to continue their relocation to the UK, should they wish to proceed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/07/2023 10:44:31 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1650299

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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 confirmed eligible for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy prior to the end of Operation Pitting remain in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	192507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>As of 7 July 2023, our records show four Afghans confirmed eligible prior to the end of Op Pitting remain in Afghanistan. We are actively supporting the relocation of those in this cohort who still wish to relocate to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/07/2023 10:45:13 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1642246

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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 resettled in the UK through the Ex-Gratia Scheme by November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>By November 2022 there were 526 principals resettled in the UK with their family members under the Ex-Gratia Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/06/2023 09:41:29 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1641909

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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 people were relocated to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy in (a) March 2023 and (b) April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on Wednesday 7 June 2023 to Question 187102.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/06/2023 10:47:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 187102.docx title Afghanistan: Refugees
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1641044

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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 applications for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme were (a) received; (b) processed; and (c) had eligibility decisions made in each month since April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table below. The data in the table is drawn from a live system and as such, is subject to change as we continue to refine and improve our processes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of ARAP applications received (including duplicates)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Unique ARAP applications processed / Total Number of Eligibility Decisions </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2021</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2021</p></td><td><p>664</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2021</p></td><td><p>4,460</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>3,726</p></td><td><p>354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2021</p></td><td><p>63,179</p></td><td><p>2,237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>16,508</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2021</p></td><td><p>5,897</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2021</p></td><td><p>4,511</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2021</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2022</p></td><td><p>6,384</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2022</p></td><td><p>3,723</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>2,197</p></td><td><p>348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2022</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2022</p></td><td><p>1,907</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2022</p></td><td><p>1,729</p></td><td><p>394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2022</p></td><td><p>1,768</p></td><td><p>1,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2022</p></td><td><p>2,684</p></td><td><p>1,659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>2,170</p></td><td><p>1,701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2022</p></td><td><p>2,051</p></td><td><p>2,043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td><td><p>2,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2022</p></td><td><p>1,284</p></td><td><p>2,196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2023</p></td><td><p>1,348</p></td><td><p>2,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2023</p></td><td><p>2,126</p></td><td><p>3,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2023</p></td><td><p>1,474</p></td><td><p>3,949</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2023</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>2,217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2023</p></td><td><p>1,023</p></td><td><p>4,632</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>To note, the number of unique Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) applications (excluding duplicate applications) processed is the same as the number of eligibility decisions made and therefore, the answer to questions b) and c) have been answered under the same column.</p><p> </p><p>There are a high number of duplicate ARAP applications and when an eligible decision is made on each unique ARAP application, this will simultaneously process all associated duplicate application. Therefore, the figure for total cleared applications will be much greater.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 187108 question first answered 08/06/2023 11:52:13 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1641045

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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 estimate his Department has made of how many (a) principals and (b) dependents who are potentially eligible for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme are in Afghanistan .
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>We estimate that 378 principal applicants and approximately 1,512 family members remain in Afghanistan.</p><p>This figure is reducing as we continue to support the relocation of eligible Afghans and their families out of Afghanistan and into the safety of third countries at best pace.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 08/06/2023 11:45:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1641047

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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 applications for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme are waiting to be processed by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>As of 30 May 2023, 60,280 applications were awaiting an initial eligibility decision.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence continues to process ARAP applications at pace, and in May we processed and issued decisions on more applications than in any month previously. We aim to process all outstanding initial applications by August 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 187103 question first answered 08/06/2023 11:45:58 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1641048

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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 applications to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme were rejected by his Department in each month since April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>As of 31 May 2023, 28,790 ARAP applications have been rejected by the Ministry of Defence. A monthly breakdown is available below.</p><p> </p><p>A finite number of Afghans are eligible for ARAP. Based on HMG records, we estimate there are approximately 378 Afghans eligible for ARAP remaining in Afghanistan. It is important that every applicant to the scheme receives a response, but we know the vast majority of applications are speculative and likely ineligible, so our priority is finding and supporting the relocation of eligible Afghans and their families out of Afghanistan and into the safety of third countries at best pace.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Not eligible decisions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2021</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2021</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2021</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2021</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2021</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2022</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2022</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2022</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2022</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2022</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2022</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2022</p></td><td><p>1,634</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>1,677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2022</p></td><td><p>2,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>2,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2022</p></td><td><p>2,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2023</p></td><td><p>2,831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2023</p></td><td><p>3,233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2023</p></td><td><p>3,935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2023</p></td><td><p>2,197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2023</p></td><td><p>4,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28,790</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 08/06/2023 11:44:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1641049

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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 (a) full and (b) part time staff worked on the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme in each month since April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The data to answer this question will take time to collate. I will write to the hon. Member when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 187105 question first answered 13/06/2023 09:43:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden