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Afghanistan: Resettlement

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 27 January 2026UIN 106710

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse is of the Afghanistan Response Route to date.

Answered by Luke Pollard

As set out previously, as of July 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) assessed the total cost of the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) to be approximately £400 million. The Department anticipates a further £450 million in forecasted expenditure related to ARR resettlement activity, bringing the projected overall cost of the ARR scheme to £850 million.

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