Afghanistan: Resettlement
Commons · Question 65258 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of rejected applications to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy that were judged eligible on review in (a) 2024 and (b) the first six months of 2025.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 10 Jul 2025
In 2024, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) received 27,491 applications to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme. Additionally the Department reviewed and confirmed the ineligible outcome of 1,070 principal applications where the applican...