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1685482

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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 assessment his Department has made of the threat to (a) wives and (b) children of people eligible for relocation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy in cases where the principal is deceased.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	11790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Wives and children under 18 of a deceased ARAP-eligible principal applicant are themselves eligible to relocate to the UK under ARAP, provided they can demonstrate that the death of the principal has had a direct impact upon the level of risk they face or their level of vulnerability. This policy is published online and is available on the Gov.uk website at the below link on page 14:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1120900/Afghan_Relocations_and_Assistance_Policy_-_ARAP.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1120900/Afghan_Relocations_and_Assistance_Policy_-_ARAP.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/02/2024 14:56:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1685483

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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 in Pakistan eligible for relocation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme have been relocated to the UK since December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	11791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>As of 30 January 2024, 1,273 Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) Eligible Principals and their family members have been relocated to the UK from Pakistan since December 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Many factors govern the flow of relocation, but we are endeavouring to bring as many eligible Afghans as possible to the UK, as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/02/2024 14:53:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1672722

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that women in third countries who are (a) eligible for the (i) ACRS and (ii) ARAP schemes and (b) in the third trimester of pregnancy are flown to the UK before they are no longer fit to fly.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence oversees the relocation of Eligible Persons (EPs) to the United Kingdom under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme, working in close partnership with other Government departments.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the relocation process, the Ministry of Defence makes every effort to ensure that all EPs are medically fit to travel before departure, through work undertaken by His Majesty's Government’s (HMG) contracted medical advisor. When HMG are aware of pregnancy, flights are arranged to allow travel as quickly and as safely as is possible. This is, however, dependent on EPs disclosing their pregnancy, which we cannot guarantee.</p><p> </p><p>For the separate Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), flights and travel assistance are arranged by the Home Office and its partners, including the International Organization for Migration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/11/2023 17:30:15 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1665804

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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 7 September 2023 to Question 197431, whether the Government plans to stop advertising Category 3 under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	203309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Should the UK's diplomatic mission return to Afghanistan in the future, then we may be in a position to offer in-country support under Category 3 of the ARAP scheme. It is because of this that the category currently remains open.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 12:40:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1665805

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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 extracted from Islamabad to (a) the UK and (b) a third country under the Afghans Relocations and Assistance Policy in (i) September and (ii) October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	203310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>In September 2023, HMG relocated three Afghans from Islamabad to the UK under the ARAP scheme. So far in October 2023, 200 ARAP-eligible Afghans have been relocated by HMG from Islamabad to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>No ARAP-eligible Afghans were relocated from Islamabad to another third country in the timeframe requested.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 14:33:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1658124

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many eligible Afghan nationals under (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme remained in (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Pakistan as of 4 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Given the sensitivity of the security checks element of the process, we are unable to give precise numbers of individuals at each stage of the process.</p><p>We recognise there is a desire to give specific numbers and details of each cohort and their positions throughout the process of resettlement. This is a dynamic picture, which changes daily. It would not be helpful for those in Afghanistan for us to give a running commentary on numbers, which could draw attention to those preparing to cross the border.</p><p>For Pakistan, as of 4 September, there are circa 2030 ARAP eligible individuals, and circa 700 eligible individuals under ACRS Pathway 3.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 11/09/2023 17:03:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1657874

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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 have been accepted under Category 3 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme since August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Since the end of Op PITTING and the UK's presence in Afghanistan, our ability to offer any in-country support has been severely affected as such we have not accepted anyone under Category 3 of the ARAP scheme. As a result, our priority has been to focus on those eligible for relocation via other categories of the ARAP scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2023 16:38:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1657880

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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 members of ATF 444 have been given eligibility under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme since August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Further to my answer in Question 113300, It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role or specific unit.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2023 13:40:52 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 113300.docx title Afghanistan: Refugees
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1657893

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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 guidance his Department provides on the definition of a 'Government Department' as set out in Category 4 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Section 16 of the online ARAP application form ('What was your Employing Department?') provides a list of the relevant Government Departments to applicants.</p><p>The ARAP team works across Government to conduct checks with relevant Departments by whom the applicant was employed, contracted to or worked alongside, in partnership with or closely supported or assisted.</p><p>While any UK Government Department that operated in Afghanistan could be considered a relevant Department, the following are the most applicable: Ministry of Defence, Home Office, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2023 13:41:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1652822

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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 eligible under (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme are currently waiting to be transferred to (i) Pakistan (ii) Iran (iii) Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	193867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>We estimate there are 255 individuals with confirmed ARAP eligibility in Afghanistan (an estimated 1,950 including family members). All Principal applicants are over 18. We are unable to provide a demographic breakdown of family members.</p><p>Supporting the relocation of ARAP eligible persons out of Afghanistan and into the safety of third countries is a top priority. We are unable to provide details on onward travel or third country destinations for operational security reasons.</p><p>The hon. Member should note that the Afghan Citizen's Resettlement Scheme is a separate scheme to ARAP, which is administered by the Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and is a Home Office lead overall.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 193868 question first answered 18/07/2023 10:27:42 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis