Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many principals with confirmed eligibility under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme have not been relocated to the UK for more than 6 months since confirmation of that eligibility.

As of 31 August 2022, we are aware of approximately 240 Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) eligible principals, who received an eligibility decision either on or prior to 28 February 2022, that have not been relocated to the UK. We are relocating individuals and their family members as quickly as possible and have relocated over a thousand individuals over the summer period. There are a range of potential issues which can delay the movement of individuals, including documentation and security considerations but we are actively communicating with all individuals to remove these barriers as quickly as possible.