Linked Data API

Show Search Form

Search Results

1669379
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-13more like thismore than 2023-11-13
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Refugees: Afghanistan more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans awaiting resettlement in the UK or decisions on eligibility under (1) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, and (2) the Afghan Citizens Refugee Scheme, are currently in Pakistan; and what steps they are taking to ensure that they are not deported back to Afghanistan. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Helic more like this
uin HL218 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-27more like thismore than 2023-11-27
answer text <p>We will continue to honour our commitment to bring eligible Afghans to the UK and plans are underway to relocate these families as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>There is no publicly available data on the number of individuals currently awaiting resettlement from Afghanistan and third countries such as Pakistan, including those awaiting a decision on eligibility.</p><p> </p><p>Afghans in third countries including in Pakistan who are eligible for resettlement to the UK continue to be supported by the UK Government, and flights from Pakistan to the UK continue to take place.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is aware of recent announcements made by the Government of Pakistan regarding Afghans being illegally present in Pakistan. We have engaged intensively with the Government of Pakistan to secure assurances that none of those eligible under Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will be subject to deportation while they await relocation to the UK.</p>
answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
grouped question UIN HL217 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-27T17:17:32.99Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-27T17:17:32.99Z
answering member
4888
label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
tabling member
4331
label Biography information for Baroness Helic remove filter