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Afghanistan: Resettlement

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 11 July 2025UIN 64849

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a replacement to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Since ARAP launched in 2021, the Government has relocated over 34,000 individuals under the Afghan Resettlement Programme. As over 95% of all ARAP applications considered so far have been found ineligible, ARAP is considered to have fulfilled its original objectives. The Government closed the ARAP and ACRS schemes to new applicants on 1 July 2025. There are currently no plans to develop a replacement for ARAP.

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