Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) RAF and (b) Government-funded commercial flights have taken off from Pakistan to bring individuals to the UK under the (i) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (ii) Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme in each month since August 2021.
Since September 2021, 38 Government-funded flights have been organised by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to relocate Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) eligible individuals to the UK. This figure includes both MOD Voyager flights and civilian charter flights.
For the separate Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), flights and travel assistance are arranged by the Home Office and its partners, including the International Organization for Migration.