Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people identified for relocation during Operation Pitting are currently in Afghanistan; and within what time period does he plan to relocate those individuals.

125 of those approved for relocation during OP PITTING remain in Afghanistan.

We are bringing groups of ARAP eligible families as well as those eligible under other government schemes out of Afghanistan as quickly as we can. Others are making their own way to third countries.

There is no time period over which we aim to complete this. The situation in Afghanistan is challenging, many individuals are undocumented and third countries need to be persuaded to allow passage. We will keep working at best possible pace and won’t stop until all eligible ARAP personnel have left Afghanistan.