Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
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Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme
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Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
It is very difficult to give a figure for those who have not got out. I have given the figure for those who have got out—15,000—but it is difficult to know how many have not. Anybody contacted—and many people have contacted me—is signposted to GOV.UK to check the latest information on resettlement schemes. It is very difficult. There are people in your Lordships’ House who are desperately worried about family, friends and colleagues.
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Lab)
What ongoing discussions are taking place with the Northern Ireland Executive about the resettlement scheme for Afghans?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
We know that Northern Ireland has been very generous in resettlement. I have not been party to any of these discussions but I am sure they are ongoing, because Northern Ireland will of course want to play its part.