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Afghanistan: Home Country Nationals

Commons · Question 115958 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 6 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the family members of applicants to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy that remain in Afghanistan and were affected by the data leak of February 2022.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 6 Mar 2026

The previous Government established the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) for individuals affected by the February 2022 data incident considered to be at highest risk as a result of the incident. Under the scheme around 900 ARR principals are in Britain or...