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1338480

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is the Government's policy to work to a target date of September 2021, in alignment with the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy, to extract the wives and children of the Afghan interpreters who are currently in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>We are significantly accelerating the pace of relocations in parallel with the military withdrawal, this includes eligible spouses and families who were left in Afghanistan when the staff member relocated to the UK. Our commitment to those who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), and the process to deliver it, is not time-limited and will endure.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/06/2021 13:33:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1338483

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support the Government is providing to Afghan interpreters who have fled that country and are now processed in third-country asylum systems, in circumstances where they cannot apply for relocation to the UK from a third country.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Our priority is to relocate those applicants currently in Afghanistan where they are likely to face the greatest risk. Applications are made online or by phone initially. We will always consider exceptionally compelling and compassionate circumstances on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/06/2021 13:33:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1589051

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2023
	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 reduce the backlog of applications awaiting a decision under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	152304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Every Afghan national that applies to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme deserves and must have a response. That's why the MOD has invested and continues to invest in additional casework resource, and has implemented a bespoke casework system to better manage applications.</p><p>Thanks to these steps, we are now processing and issuing decisions on more applications per month than we are receiving, and in February 2023 we issued more eligibility decisions than in any other month previously.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 02/03/2023 11:49:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1628296

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	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 of his Department's staff are working on the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	185431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>As of 17 May 2023, there are 179 members of staff assigned to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy team. This includes both civilian and military staff in the UK and overseas, as well as contractors providing specialist services e.g. interpreters and cultural advisors.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/05/2023 09:41:08 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1628298

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	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 Relocations and Assistance Policy cases are (a) open and (b) undecided.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	185432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 184887 on 18 May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/05/2023 13:16:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 184887 - Afghanistan Refugees.docx title Afghanistan: Refugees
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1666241

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Veterans' Affairs of 19 September 2023 on Resettlement of Afghans, Official Report, column 1253, how many people from Afghanistan have waited more than two years for their ARAP applications to be processed; for what reason has there been a delay in applications; and how many people from Afghanistan were awaiting a decision on their application as of 19 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	203596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/10/2023 12:19:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1669555

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	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 the (a) assessed quality banding and (b) location is of the service family accommodation properties his Department offered to house Afghan people leaving Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	1706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>All Service Family Accommodation properties offered by MOD to house Afghan people leaving Pakistan, or any other country, meet or exceed the Government’s Decent Homes standard.</p><p> </p><p>The location of the properties is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argyll and Bute Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield District Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ayreshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Breckland Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cherwell District Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire West and Chester Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of Edinburgh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover District Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries &amp; Annan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Hants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fareham</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fife Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Folkestone &amp; Hythe District Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gedling Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gosport Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guildford Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverness-shire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Anglesey County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Borough of Hillingdon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Borough of Hounslow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melton Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlothian Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Devon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Tyneside Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pembrokeshire County Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston City Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Borough of Greenwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Borough of Kingston</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushmore Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somerset West &amp; Taunton District Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Hams District Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Somerset District Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stratford Upon Avon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telford &amp; Wrekin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of Glamorgan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of White Horse</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Berkshire Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Suffolk District Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woking Borough Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wokingham</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/11/2023 17:38:01 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1675805

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	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) RAF and (b) Government-funded commercial flights have taken off from Pakistan to bring individuals to the UK under the (i) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (ii) Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme in each month since August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	5565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>Since September 2021, 38 Government-funded flights have been organised by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to relocate Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) eligible individuals to the UK. This figure includes both MOD Voyager flights and civilian charter flights.</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 15/12/2023 11:46:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1681289

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force and Navy: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was for his Department to process application forms for the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	9078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 January 2024 to Question 7265 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 9079 question first answered 16/01/2024 17:22:23 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 7265.docx title Armed Forces: Recruitment
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1681295

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force and Navy: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department are working on the in-house recruitment of (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force applicants.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	9084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 453 staff employed to deliver Royal Navy (RN) Recruitment, with an additional surge support of some 85 RN personnel to enable the transition to the New Recruiting Process.</p><p>There are currently 344 staff employed to deliver Royal Air Force (RAF) Recruitment.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/01/2024 16:02:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard