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1361299

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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 he has made of the impact of excluding dependents over the age of 18 as part of Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy on eligible family’s wellbeing; and what support is being offered to families affected by that policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>Under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP), an eligible applicant can be accompanied by a spouse over the age of 18 and their dependent children under the age of 18, however we will always consider exceptionally compelling and compassionate circumstances for additional dependants on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>The ARAP Leave Outside The Rules (LOTR) scheme is enduring, and under this the ARAP team continue to consider and accept additional family members of ARAP eligible individuals for relocation where those family members are highly vulnerable, at risk and dependant on the primary applicant.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/10/2021 12:48:42 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1361300

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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 he is taking to reduce timescales in responding to Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applicants; and what assessment he has made of the effect of current timescales on the risk to life for applicants.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) team at PJHQ continues to be augmented with additional staff to conduct detailed casework on outstanding applications and make the most appropriate eligibility decisions on these applications. As at 19 October the ARAP team has 59 members of staff from across the MOD to assist with this work.</p><p>Work is ongoing to reform the workflows within the ARAP team, including the revision of how and when the team communicates with ARAP applicants. Changes to this process continue to be implemented to improve the efficiency of the ARAP application process and ensure the safety of eligible applicants.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/10/2021 12:49:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1361304

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of assessing (a) social care and (b) nursing care through NHS Continuing Healthcare on a need’s basis rather than financial basis.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) supports those with the highest levels of complex, intense and unpredictable needs, arising as a result of disability, accident or illness, who have been assessed as having a ‘primary health need’. A package of ongoing care is then arranged and funded solely by the National Health Service for those who have been assessed as eligible.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that everyone who may be eligible is assessed as quickly as possible to make sure they receive an appropriate package of care to meet their assessed health and care needs. Eligibility is assessed on a case-by-case basis by health and social care professionals, taking into account the totality of an individual’s needs including ways in which these interact with one another. Eligibility for NHS CHC is not determined by age, clinical condition or financial means.</p><p>In all cases individuals should be considered for eligibility for NHS CHC before a decision is reached about the need for NHS-funded Nursing Care (FNC). FNC is provided to care homes with nursing, to support the provision of nursing care by a registered nurse for those assessed as eligible for FNC.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 26/10/2021 10:09:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 26303 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1361305

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for employment and support allowance claimants who have had to leave the country for more than 28 days.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) can continue to be paid when a claimant is temporarily absent from Great Britain for more than 28 days where an absence is in connection with treatment in relation to their limited capability for work, or the health of a dependent child, provided they continue to meet the other conditions of entitlement. In these cases, ESA can continue to be awarded for the first 26 weeks in a 52-week period.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, where ESA claimants travel abroad for NHS treatment, or move to live with a partner or close family member who is a serving member of the armed forces there are no time limits.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/10/2021 17:04:17 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 26406 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1361306

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Attendance Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a mobility component to attendance allowance for people of pension age with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>Attendance Allowance (AA) is intended to help those with a severe disability who have long term care or supervision needs where those needs arise after reaching State Pension age. Entitlement is based on the on-going need for frequent personal care and attention, or supervision to ensure personal safety. A mobility component for those whose needs arise after State Pension age is not provided as it is expected that many older people will develop mobility issues as part of the ageing process. This is a long standing policy continued by successive Governments. There is no constraint on what the benefit can be used for, and individual recipients can choose to use their Attendance Allowance to fund mobility aids.</p><p> </p><p>Latest published figures at end of February 2021, show that nationally there were 1.49m claimants of AA, of which 2,222 were in the Barnsley Central Parliamentary Constituency. In terms of expenditure on AA, nationally this was forecast to be £5.3bn in 2020/21.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/10/2021 11:04:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1360639

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish its response to the Immigration Fees Public Consultation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and Home Office ran a joint public consultation from May to July 2021 on the issue of waiving settlement fees for certain non-UK members of the Armed Forces.</p><p>The Government is carefully considering responses and will publish its formal response to the consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/10/2021 16:13:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1360714

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
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 personnel were assigned to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy team as of 18 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>On 18 October 2021, 59 personnel were working on the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) team at Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ).</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/10/2021 10:54:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1360715

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
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 he is taking to provide Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applicants with a reference number where that number has not been generated on submission of their application.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>Applicants to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) are assigned a reference number when their case is progressed by a member of the ARAP casework team.</p><p>Once their eligibility is confirmed, the applicant is informed of this decision and at this point are provided with their reference number.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/10/2021 16:51:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1360718

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
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 successful applicants to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme have been relocated to the UK since the conclusion of Operation Pitting.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>Between the conclusion of Operation Pitting on 28 August and 19 October 2021, 91 individuals have been relocated to the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP), including primary applicants and their dependants.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/10/2021 10:58:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1360719

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice her Department has provided to hon. Members on how to support Afghan nationals who are eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	58399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is not yet open. Officials are working urgently to stand up the remaining elements of the scheme, amid the complex and changing international context.</p><p>There will not be a formal application process for the ACRS. Instead, eligible people will be prioritised and referred to the UK. Further information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the ACRS is set out in the policy statement published on gov.uk on 13 September, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a></p><p>Honourable members should refer individuals who contact their offices to the relevant scheme information available on gov.uk rather than seek information or updates on their behalf.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/10/2021 15:38:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis