Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan nationals applied to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme between 1 April 2021 and 15 August 2021.

As at 15 August 2021, 3,946 valid applications had been made to the ARAP scheme since its launch on 1 April 2021.

These were applications that had been assessed as legitimate, demonstrated by the provision of biometric data and visa application forms. The ARAP team also received a significant number of duplicate applications and others which did not meet these criteria which are not included in this total.