Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help relocate vulnerable Afghans and British nationals from third countries to the UK.

The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme, for Afghan nationals with a qualifying connection to UK Defence, continues to facilitate the relocation of eligible Afghans to the UK. The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, operated by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has committed to take around 5,000 refugees in the first year and 20,000 over the coming years.

We continue to work alongside international partners to relocate British Nationals and eligible Afghans through third countries. We also provide as much information as we can through Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Travel Advice. We have relocated over 8,000 Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy principals and their dependants since the scheme has been open.

Further information on Her Majesty's Government's efforts to support the relocation of British nationals, and vulnerable Afghans without a connection to UK Defence, should be directed to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and the Home Office.