Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy have been submitted by Afghan nationals in third countries since August 2021; and how many of those applications (a) were refused and (b) are pending.

We are unable to reliably provide the number of refused and pending applications under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme submitted specifically by Afghans in third countries.

It is not always possible to know the exact location of all those that apply for ARAP, as it is largely incumbent on them informing the casework team on their initial application. In addition, once an individual has been confirmed as eligible under the ARAP scheme their location data is amended throughout the process to reflect their relocation to the UK.