Written Question·Home Office·UIN 30706
Asylum: Afghanistan
Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans who initially arrived in the UK by small boat are now part of the Afghan Resettlement Programme.
Answer
Seema MalhotraIndividuals who arrive in the UK via small boat are not considered to meet the requirements for a grant of permission to remain in the UK, and are not therefore expected to be included in any of our resettlement schemes.