Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 22466
Afghanistan: Resettlement
Tabled: 18 April 2024
Answered: 2 May 2024
Question
John Healey
Labour — Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many Afghan people are being housed in UK hotel funded accommodation in Pakistan under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme as of 18 April 2024.
Answer
The Government looks forward to bringing all remaining eligible individuals to the UK as soon as practicable.Since Operation Pitting we have welcomed 8,702 Afghans eligible under ARAP, and 2,020 Afghans eligible under ACRS, to the UK via Pakistan.