Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Afghan refugees arrived in the UK (a) from Pakistan and (b) by other routes in each month since November 2023.

The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle.

Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. The latest published Immigration system statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab) show we have brought around 24,600 people to safety, including over 21,600 people eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) schemes, as of September 2023.

It is not possible to provide a breakdown or running commentary on Afghans who have arrived in the UK specifically from Pakistan or via other routes since November 2023. This is due to this being ongoing operational data. The next release of Afghan Operational Data is due around 22 February 2024.

The Government is committed to relocating all eligible persons who remain in Pakistan and third countries as soon as possible.