Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications were awaiting an initial decision by his Department as of 30 May 2023.
As of 30 May 2023, 60,280 applications were awaiting an initial eligibility decision.
The Ministry of Defence continues to process ARAP applications at pace, and in May we processed and issued decisions on more applications than in any month previously. We aim to process all outstanding initial applications by August 2023.