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Afghanistan: Resettlement

Commons · Question 69020 · Tabled 18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 1 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £400m Afghan Response Route funds announced on the 15 July 2025 was classified as Official Development Assistance in each year of operation; and from which Departments’ budgets it was sourced.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 1 Sep 2025

No money spent on relocation or resettlement in the UK as a result of the data loss incident is being paid for out of the Official Development Assistance budget. HM Treasury included the cost of Afghan resettlement schemes, including the ARR, in the spend...