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Commons · Question 19939 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle delays in processing ARAP applications (a) from people at immediate risk of harm in Afghanistan and (b) generally.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 18 Dec 2024

It is a priority for this Government to relocate all those eligible under ARAP as quickly as possible, with multiple Government Departments playing a key role to deliver this service. The Ministry of Defence have received over 107,000 unique applications ...