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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

1641052

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 Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway one principals resettled in the UK came through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>No Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) Principals have been resettled under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme (ARAP).</p><p>The ACRS and ARAP are different schemes administered separately. ACRS is a referrals-based scheme, of which Pathway One is administered by the Home Office. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is not involved in the administration of the ACRS. Applications to the ARAP scheme are processed by the MOD.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/06/2023 09:58:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1641091

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 ARAP-eligible (a) principals and (b) family members have arrived in the UK in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The total number of Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) eligible principals and family members relocated to the UK under the ARAP scheme since December 2022 is included in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that the Government takes steps to ensure that when Afghans are relocated under the ARAP scheme that necessary support mechanisms are in place and they move into appropriate, settled accommodation to set them up for a successful life here in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Principals</p></td><td><p>Family members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec -2022</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan - 2023</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb - 2023</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar - 2023</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr - 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May - 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/06/2023 10:00:13 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1641327

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, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2023 to Question 174212 on on Afghanistan: Refugees, if he will publish the data for (a) April 2023 (b) May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Since December 2022, as and when relocation to the UK has become possible for individuals or families, we use commercial flights, rather than RAF or charter flights, to bring individuals to the UK. Hence, no RAF Voyager or commercial flights have flown from Pakistan to the UK between December 2022 and March 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Total RAF flights departed Pakistan organised by MOD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 2022</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 187107 question first answered 07/06/2023 10:01:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1641328

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 RAF flights to evacuate principals eligible for resettlement under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and their families left Pakistan in each month since November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	187107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Since December 2022, as and when relocation to the UK has become possible for individuals or families, we use commercial flights, rather than RAF or charter flights, to bring individuals to the UK. Hence, no RAF Voyager or commercial flights have flown from Pakistan to the UK between December 2022 and March 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Total RAF flights departed Pakistan organised by MOD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 2022</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 187106 question first answered 07/06/2023 10:01:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1623352

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Armed Conflict
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 20 April 2023 to Question 180811 on Falkland Islands: Armed Conflict, whether sections of the records held on RFA Sir Galahad which do not relate directly to sections 40 and 41 can be released before 2065.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	182257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>All files which relate to the Board of Inquiry into the sinking of RFA Sir Galahad are already available to view at The National Archives (TNA) with the exception of those retained under Section 40 (Personal Information) and Section 41(information provided in confidence) of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. Files held at TNA are listed in the supporting table. An extract is also held by MOD and is withheld under Sections 40 and 41 of the FOI Act.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/04/2023 11:37:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 20230425- PQN_22-23_2023_05201 (182257)- Morden- Supporting table.docx title RFA Sir Galahad records
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1611182

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has indefinitely retained any documents related to (a) the Falklands War and (b) the attack on RFA Sir Galahad which are deemed to be of a nature that would be prejudicial to national security, defence or international relations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	180811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>All records are reviewed as part of the Public Records Act (PRA) and may be retained for a variety of reasons.</p><p>I can confirm that records relating to the Falklands conflict have been retained under Section 26 (National Defence) and Section 27 (international relations).</p><p>The records concerning RFA Sir Galahad have been reviewed under both the PRA and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and retained under Sections 40 (Personal Information) and 41 (Information Provided in Confidence) until the year 2065.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/04/2023 16:34:23 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1609274

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 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