Afghanistan: Refugees

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 5 June 2023.

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Photo of Dan Jarvis Dan Jarvis Labour, Barnsley Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been relocated to the UK from hotels in Islamabad under the Afghan Relocations and Assistant Policy in (a) March, (b) April and (c) May 2023.

Photo of James Heappey James Heappey Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)

The Ministry of Defence continues to use commercial flights to bring individuals to the UK from a number of third countries. The number of individuals who have relocated to the UK exclusively from Pakistan under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) are set out in the table below:

Month

Number of ARAP individuals relocated to the UK from Pakistan

March 2023

1

April 2023

0

As of 24 May 2023

1

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