Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether members of the public can make donations to the ARAP scheme.

The UK has a proud history of providing safe haven to those in need and the plans to be set out soon will also harness that generosity of spirit and the offers of support which have already flooded in from charities, businesses and the British public.

This includes the creation of a central portal where people, organisations and businesses can register their offer of support, be it volunteering, a job opportunity, professional skills to help with integration and deal with trauma or donations of items like clothes and toys. Free English language courses will also be provided in recognition that many of the dependents of former staff and Afghan translators may need this.

While the creation of the central portal is still underway, members of the public can still offer help and donations at the Government’s portal for refugees, Afghan citizens, and others. (https://www.gov.uk/help-refugees)