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1401260

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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 in the UK as at 5 January 2022 will be resettled through the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	100552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme opened on 6th January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>Due to the success of our emergency evacuation and the larger than anticipated number of people brought over to the UK, we plan to exceed our initial aim of 5,000 people in the first year of the ACRS.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100553 100554 100555 100556 question first answered 14/01/2022 13:34:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 43134 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1401261

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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 were called forward for evacuation under Operation Pitting but were not relocated to the UK will be resettled in the UK through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	100553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme opened on 6th January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>Due to the success of our emergency evacuation and the larger than anticipated number of people brought over to the UK, we plan to exceed our initial aim of 5,000 people in the first year of the ACRS.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100552 100554 100555 100556 question first answered 14/01/2022 13:34:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 43132 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1401262

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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 she will publish the details of how the UNHCR referral pathway will identify people in third countries eligible for resettlement in the UK through Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	100554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme opened on 6th January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>Due to the success of our emergency evacuation and the larger than anticipated number of people brought over to the UK, we plan to exceed our initial aim of 5,000 people in the first year of the ACRS.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100552 100553 100555 100556 question first answered 14/01/2022 13:34:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 43135 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1401263

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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 she will publish the (a) timescale for opening and (b) further details of the third referral pathway of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	100555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme opened on 6th January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>Due to the success of our emergency evacuation and the larger than anticipated number of people brought over to the UK, we plan to exceed our initial aim of 5,000 people in the first year of the ACRS.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100552 100553 100554 100556 question first answered 14/01/2022 13:34:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 43137 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1401264

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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 evacuated under Operation Pitting will be included in the 5,000 people earmarked for resettlement in the UK in the first year of the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	100556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme opened on 6th January, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>Due to the success of our emergency evacuation and the larger than anticipated number of people brought over to the UK, we plan to exceed our initial aim of 5,000 people in the first year of the ACRS.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 100552 100553 100554 100555 question first answered 14/01/2022 13:34:46 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 43141 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1401810

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	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 progress her Department has been made on moving Afghan refugees out of bridging accommodation; and what assessment her Department has made of the impact on Afghans in (a) Afghanistan and (b) third countries by the time taken in being able to relocate them to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	101732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>We do not want to keep people in temporary accommodation for any longer than is absolutely necessary and homes have already been provided for more than 4,000 Afghans who arrived in the UK before, during, and after Operation Pitting. Over 300 local authorities have pledged to resettle families so far, and the government continues to work alongside local authorities and the private rented sector to secure more permanent homes. The pace at which people move out of bridging accommodation is dependent on the number of offers the Government receives from Local Authorities.</p><p>We continue to encourage councils that have not yet made offers or those that can offer more housing to do so. Landlords are also being encouraged to submit housing offers via the Government’s Housing Portal.</p><p>We have already evacuated around 1,500 Afghans from neighbouring countries since the end of Operation Pitting and, from Spring, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will refer refugees for resettlement under the ACRS, based on assessments of protection need.</p><p>The ACRS scheme was formally announced on 6<sup>th</sup> January 2022, providing up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK. Further information can be found at the following gov.uk website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fafghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSara.Hawkins4%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cabc5cb4d28b740f3667508d9d5e61083%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637776006351318758%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=XFZgO4DYSuRZOUUXA2g%2B8dFBhcIwNQakUyu6CCK1BBk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Afghan citizens resettlement scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/01/2022 13:27:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1402249

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	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, whether (a) consular services, (b) Visa Application Centres and (c) biometric submission capabilities are present (i) in-country (ii) regionally to process Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	102637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>There are no facilities in country in Afghanistan currently therefore individuals would need to travel to nearby countries, such as Pakistan or India, to apply.</p><p>The UK is working with international partners, including non-governmental organisations and other countries to secure safe routes out of Afghanistan as soon as they become available, starting with those in most need.</p><p>The Government is committed to doing all it can to support those most in need and those at risk who have had to flee Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 27/01/2022 12:30:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1402250

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2021 to Question 72441 on Afghanistan: Refugees, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that no one is disadvantaged while their case is reviewed.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	102638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has established a dedicated caseworking team, which is working jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of Defence. This team will contact all those who arrived to discuss their leave arrangements and ensure they get the right form of leave.</p><p>Communications have been issued advising individuals of next steps to progress permanent residence in the UK. The Home Office is contacting those here in the UK under the Afghan Relocation Assistance Policy, and also those moving onto the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, to assist them in obtaining indefinite leave to remain. Amongst the information provided, those communications confirm individuals’ rights to employment and to access services (e.g. medical treatment, school places). They also provide links to guidance and information on how prospective employers and landlords can contact the Home Office to confirm individuals’ right to take employment and rented accommodation, through the Employer Checking Service.</p><p>No one will be required to leave the United Kingdom, or be disadvantaged in any way, while we work through their cases.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/01/2022 17:23:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1402259

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what urgent steps she is taking to issue Biometric Residence Permits to Afghan nationals in the UK with pending job offers.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	102639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Those who arrived in the UK were granted limited leave to enter with access to public funds and employment. Communications have been issued advising individuals of next steps to progress permanent residence in the UK. Amongst the information provided, those communications confirm individuals’ rights to employment on their current leave. We have made arrangements to ensure prospective employers and landlords can contact the Home Office to confirm individuals’ right to take employment and rented accommodation prior to them receiving a Biometric Residence Permit.</p><p>The Home Office has established a dedicated caseworking team, which is working jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of Defence. This team will contact those here in the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and those moving onto the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, in order to assist them to obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain status.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/01/2022 14:34:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 43821 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1403289

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Income
	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 from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Home Affairs on 5 January 2022, Official Report, volume 706, column 80WH, when she will publish the medium term review on the impact of the minimum income requirement on armed forces personnel and their families.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	105527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>The family Immigration Rules include a minimum income requirement to ensure financial independence and encourage integration.</p><p>The minimum income requirement was implemented in July 2012, following advice from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), and has not changed since its introduction.</p><p>The Home Secretary has committed to a medium term review of the impact of the minimum income requirement on armed forces families which is likely to form part of a wider review of the policy, and is considering commissioning the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake this review. Timescales are to be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/01/2022 10:40:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis