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1702256

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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, how many Afghan (a) principals and (b) dependents are being housed in hotel accommodation under the (i) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (ii) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	22463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK.</p><p>The latest published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-december-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> show that (up to the end of December 2023) we have brought around 27,900 people to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p>These statistics also show that:</p><ul><li>We have resettled 10,520 people under all three of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) pathways;</li><li>We have relocated 14,423 under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP); and</li></ul><ul><li>125 people, around half of whom are children, were living in interim accommodation (i.e. hotels/serviced accommodation) at the end of December 2023.</li></ul><p>Afghan operational data is viewable at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/04/2024 09:20:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1702257

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Afghans under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme are in temporary accommodation provided under local authority homelessness provision.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	22464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The department continues to monitor homelessness in these groups, and further data will be published on this in due course. This will be available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhomelessness-management-information-afghan-nationals-england&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C530f6e0fb5154df1f7c408dc63adfd9e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638494846133079939%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OGqoFT5QfJZmRnECRQr5Z%2B4FvH%2FoASN0Mfyx2rVVT%2Fs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-afghan-nationals-england</a>.</p><p>We publish data on this subject on an ad hoc basis that is voluntarily provided by local authorities. The last time information was published was in September 2023 and related to 1 July 2023 to 31 August 2023. This data was published to monitor the success of the move of Afghans out of hotels into settled accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 22465 question first answered 23/04/2024 16:10:37 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1702258

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral statement by the Minister for Veteran's Affairs on Resettlement of Afghans of 19 September 2023, Official Report, column 1253, how many and what proportion of the Afghans that were housed in temporary accommodation under the local authority homelessness provision on 19 September 2023 have since been moved into permanent accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	22465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The department continues to monitor homelessness in these groups, and further data will be published on this in due course. This will be available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhomelessness-management-information-afghan-nationals-england&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C530f6e0fb5154df1f7c408dc63adfd9e%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638494846133079939%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OGqoFT5QfJZmRnECRQr5Z%2B4FvH%2FoASN0Mfyx2rVVT%2Fs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-afghan-nationals-england</a>.</p><p>We publish data on this subject on an ad hoc basis that is voluntarily provided by local authorities. The last time information was published was in September 2023 and related to 1 July 2023 to 31 August 2023. This data was published to monitor the success of the move of Afghans out of hotels into settled accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 22464 question first answered 23/04/2024 16:10:37 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1701381

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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, with reference to the oral contribution of the then Minister for Immigration of 17 October 2023, Official Report, column 54WH, what recent progress the Government has made on establishing a specific route to family reunion for Afghan nationals who are family members of individuals resettled to the UK under pathway 1 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	22008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>For those evacuated from Afghanistan under Pathway 1 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) without their immediate family members, the Home Secretary has committed to establishing a route for separated families to be reunited in the first half of this year.</p><p>Further details will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/04/2024 10:11:42 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1701382

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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 information his Department holds on the number of Afghan nationals who are family members of individuals resettled to the UK under pathway 1 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme who have (a) applied for and (b) been granted (i) entry clearance under refugee family reunion rules, (ii) leave outside those rules and (iii) leave to enter or remain in the UK under other immigration routes.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	22009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with partners in the region to evacuate eligible people and are committed to bringing more Afghans to the UK in the long term. This includes eligible immediate family members of those being resettled under both the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Public data giving the requested breakdown of family members is not available; however, the latest published statistics, summarised at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, show that, at the end of December 2023, 10,520 have been relocated under ACRS, with 9,706 individuals resettled under Pathway 1 of this scheme so far.</p><p>For those evacuated from Afghanistan under ACRS Pathway 1 without their immediate family members, the Home Secretary has committed to establishing a route for separated families to be reunited in the first half of this year. Further details will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/04/2024 14:19:28 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1701629

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans currently in the UK and awaiting implementation of the family reunion scheme for those who supported British personnel in Afghanistan have wives and children in Pakistan who are in danger of being returned to Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL3860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. This includes eligible immediate family members of those being resettled under both the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Data on the number of Afghans in the UK who are awaiting a route for separated families to be reunited is unavailable at this time.</p><p>Public data on the number of Afghans in Pakistan who are eligible to join family members already resettled under both the ARAP and ACRS is unavailable. However; the latest published statistics, summarised at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, show that, at the end of December 2023, 14,423 people have been relocated to the UK under the ARAP so far, and a further 10,520 have been relocated under ACRS.</p><p>The Government is aiming to bring eligible persons (EPs) to the UK from Pakistan and other third countries as soon as reasonably practicable and has so far relocated over 3000 people since October.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 30/04/2024 14:37:42 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1700704

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the family reunification route for Afghans in the UK, under Pathway 1 of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme, will open; and what assessment they have made of the level of danger faced by the spouses and children who remain in Afghanistan of those who have resettled in the UK with indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL3801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. The situation continues to be complex and presents significant challenges, including how those who are eligible for resettlement in the UK can leave the country.</p><p>For those evacuated from Afghanistan under Pathway 1 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) without their immediate family members, the Home Secretary has committed to establishing a route for separated families to be reunited in the first half of this year. Further details will be provided in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 29/04/2024 15:58:43 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1700531

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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, if he will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number of Afghans in Pakistan who are eligible for reunification with family members resident in the UK under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	21418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. This includes eligible immediate family members of those being resettled under both the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p> </p><p>Public data on the number of Afghans in Pakistan who are eligible to join family members already resettled under both the ARAP and ACRS is unavailable. However; the latest published statistics, summarised at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, show that, at the end of December 2023, 14,423 people have been relocated to the UK under the ARAP so far, and a further 10,520 have been relocated under ACRS.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/04/2024 12:53:27 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1691834

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans that all eligible under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will be relocated from (i) Iran, (ii) Pakistan and (iii) other third countries to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	15725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including over 21,600, people eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) schemes, as of September 2023. The Government is committed to relocating all eligible persons who remain in Pakistan and third countries as soon as possible, and have made significant progress in the last few months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 05/03/2024 16:10:56 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1689376

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the document entitled Afghan homelessness management information: 1 July 2023 to 31 August 2023, published on 19 September 2023, what data his Department has collected from local authorities since that publication; if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities provide that data at regular intervals; and when he plans to publish an update to that publication.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	14275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities continues to monitor homelessness amongst Afghan nationals previously housed in bridging accommodation, working closely to support local authorities in England so they are able to carry out their duties. As housing is devolved, the Devolved Administrations are responsible for working with councils to monitor homelessness for Afghan households in Wales or Scotland.</p><p>The vast majority of Afghans who were in bridging hotels have been supported to move into settled accommodation.</p><p>We will continue to support Afghans into settled housing, including through the Local Authority Housing Fund which helps to house Ukrainian and Afghan families in England.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 14276 question first answered 26/02/2024 13:50:38 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain