Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy cases were awaiting processing on 10 March 2023.

As of 10 March 2023, 66,837 cases were awaiting processing. We are now processing and issuing decisions on more applications per month than we are receiving, and in February 2023 we issued more eligibility decisions than in any other month previously.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Defence is aiming to have processed all outstanding applications by August 2023.