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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

1686655

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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 ARAP applicants awaiting a decision are residing in UK hotels as of 30 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	12499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>Relocation to the UK is only facilitated once ARAP eligibility status has been decided and entry clearance has been issued, therefore there are no ARAP applicants awaiting an immigration decision residing in UK hotels.</p><p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to resettle.</p><p>Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. The latest published Immigration system statistics - (www.gov.uk) show that (up to the end of September 2023) we have brought around 24,600 people to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p>These statistics also show that:</p><ul><li>We have relocated 11,684 under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP); and</li><li>1,674 people were living in interim accommodation (i.e. hotels and serviced accommodation) during this period (though this number changes frequently, and most of those within interim have now moved into settled accommodation) as of September 2023.</li></ul><p>ARAP arrivals correct as of around December 2023, and accommodation data, will be reflected in the next release of the Immigration Statistics, which is due around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/02/2024 11:14:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1685964

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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 people approved for relocation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are residing in hotels in the UK as of 30 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	11946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to resettle.</p><p>Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. The latest published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-september-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics - (www.gov.uk)</a> show that (up to the end of September 2023) we have brought around 24,600 people to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics also show that:</p><ul><li>we have resettled 9,839 people under all three of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement scheme (ACRS) pathways;</li><li>we have relocated 11,684 under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP); and</li><li>1,674 people were living in interim accommodation (i.e. hotels/serviced accommodation) during this period (though this number changes frequently, and most of those within interim have now moved into settled accommodation) as of September 2023.</li></ul><p> </p><p>ACRS and ARAP arrivals correct as of around December 2023, and accommodation data will be reflected in the next release of the Immigration Statistics, which is due around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 11947 11987 question first answered 02/02/2024 11:09:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1685965

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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 people who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are residing in hotels in the UK as of 30 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	11947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to resettle.</p><p>Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. The latest published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-september-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics - (www.gov.uk)</a> show that (up to the end of September 2023) we have brought around 24,600 people to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics also show that:</p><ul><li>we have resettled 9,839 people under all three of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement scheme (ACRS) pathways;</li><li>we have relocated 11,684 under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP); and</li><li>1,674 people were living in interim accommodation (i.e. hotels/serviced accommodation) during this period (though this number changes frequently, and most of those within interim have now moved into settled accommodation) as of September 2023.</li></ul><p> </p><p>ACRS and ARAP arrivals correct as of around December 2023, and accommodation data will be reflected in the next release of the Immigration Statistics, which is due around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 11946 11987 question first answered 02/02/2024 11:09:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1685966

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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 Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (a) approved and (b) eligible Afghans are being housed under homeless provisions.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	11948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>On the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office hotel accommodation who have since become homeless, please refer to my answer to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a> on 20 December 2023.</p><p>The department published data on Afghan homelessness following the closure of Home Office provided bridging accommodation and it can be found at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-afghan-nationals-england" target="_blank">link</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 11949 question first answered 02/02/2024 15:29:19 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1685967

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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 Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applicants pending a decision were reporting as homeless as of 30 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	11949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>On the number of Afghan households previously housed in Home Office hotel accommodation who have since become homeless, please refer to my answer to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6726/" target="_blank">UIN 6726</a> on 20 December 2023.</p><p>The department published data on Afghan homelessness following the closure of Home Office provided bridging accommodation and it can be found at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homelessness-management-information-afghan-nationals-england" target="_blank">link</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 11948 question first answered 02/02/2024 15:29:19 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1685977

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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 people that have relocated to the UK under the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme are residing in hotels.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	11987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to resettle.</p><p>Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. The latest published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-september-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics - (www.gov.uk)</a> show that (up to the end of September 2023) we have brought around 24,600 people to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics also show that:</p><ul><li>we have resettled 9,839 people under all three of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement scheme (ACRS) pathways;</li><li>we have relocated 11,684 under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP); and</li><li>1,674 people were living in interim accommodation (i.e. hotels/serviced accommodation) during this period (though this number changes frequently, and most of those within interim have now moved into settled accommodation) as of September 2023.</li></ul><p> </p><p>ACRS and ARAP arrivals correct as of around December 2023, and accommodation data will be reflected in the next release of the Immigration Statistics, which is due around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 11946 11947 question first answered 02/02/2024 11:09:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1685978

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people that have relocated to the UK under the (a) Afghan relocations and assistance policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme are residing in service family accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	11988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>As of 2 February 2024, our records show 1,843 Afghans (principal applicants and family members) eligible for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme (ARAP) are currently in settled Service Family Accommodation (SFA) across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>SFA properties are also used to provide short-term, transitional accommodation for some ARAP-eligible families on arrival to the United Kingdom. 850 Afghans (principal applicants and family members) are currently in transitional SFA prior to onwards movement into longer-term, settled accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>SFA is available to ARAP eligible applicants and family members only. The Home Office are responsible for administering the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/02/2024 17:38:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1684383

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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 contribution by the Minister for Immigration to the debate on Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan Refugees of 17 October 2023, official report, column 54WH, what progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on reuniting Afghans evacuated under Operation Pitting in August 2021 with family members.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	11043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. The situation is complex and presents significant challenges, including how those who are eligible for resettlement in the UK can leave the country. This includes eligible immediate family members of those being resettled under the ACRS.</p><p>For those evacuated from Afghanistan under ACRS P1 without their immediate family members, the Home Secretary has committed to establishing a route for separated families to be reunited. We expect to receive referrals in the first half of 2024.</p><p>Individuals remaining in Afghanistan or elsewhere are not obliged to wait for the pathway for eligible family members of ACRS P1 to open. Appendix FM, for example, provides a route for those seeking to enter the UK on the basis of their family life.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 31/01/2024 14:15:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1683600

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs during his oral statement on Afghan Resettlement Update of 13 December 2023, Official Report, column 911, whether the existing hotel contracts being extended apply only to new arrivals from Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ending the systemic use of hotels, and we do not plan to open new hotels to meet the increased demand from new arrivals from Afghanistan.</p><p>The information requested on hotel contracts is not publicly available; however, a small number of hotels with existing contracts have been extended for a limited time period to help accommodate Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme<strong> </strong>arrivals who have yet to be matched to settled housing solutions in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 24/01/2024 17:06:44 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe