Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme and (b) Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme participants have been enrolled in English for Speakers of Other Languages courses.

For both the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), beneficiaries over the age of 19 will have immediate access to funding through the Department for Education’s Adult Education budget and be eligible for English For Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses.

The Home Office also provides a tariff per person to Local Authorities in return for providing a package of support to each arrival under the ACRS and ARAP, including an £850 payment for English Language training.