Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 68809

Afghanistan: Resettlement

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 23 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the assumptions used to generate the figure of a 5.5 to 6 billion lifetime cost of the Afghan re-settlement schemes.

Answer

Luke Pollard

Yes, the lifetime cost quoted of the Afghan resettlement schemes includes family members coming to the UK. Projected costs are based on per person costs used for planning purposes, and estimated numbers of future arrivals. The estimate is based on costs i...

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