Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications have been (a) submitted and (b) received an initial eligibility decision each month since January 2023.

Since January 2023, 7,260 Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme principal applications have been submitted. Of these:

a) 619 were received in January 2023

b) 1,236 in February

c) 763 in March

d) 579 in April

e) 477 in May

f) 346 in June

g) 490 in July

h) 690 in August

i) 326 in September

j) 864 in October

k) 612 in November

l) 258 in December

Since January 2023, 78,526 ARAP applications received an eligibility decision. Of these:

a) 2,828 received an eligibility decision in January 2023

b) 3,265 in February

c) 3,936 in March

d) 2,214 in April

e) 4,624 in May

f) 12,840 in June

g) 25,053 in July

h) 20,475 in August

i) 1,431 in September

j) 244 in October

k) 1,416 in November

l) 200 in December

These figures are accurate as of 12 December 2023.

Although it is not possible to provide an average timeframe for the making of an eligibility decision, timeframes within our published policy allow 42 days for an applicant to provide further information to inform decision making.