{"value":{"id":1353053,"askingMemberId":400,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-09-06T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-09-09T00:00:00","uin":"43388","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications were received up to the period 1 April 2021 to 31 July 2021; and how many of those applications were subsequently rejected.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4528,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-09-09T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>From the 1 April 2021 to 31 July 2021 approximately 6,500 completed, credible applications for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) were received.</p><p> </p><p>Following rigorous security and employment checks, eligibility decisions were made and approximately 3,500 applicants were rejected as a result of employment history, security concerns, and other complex factors.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Afghanistan: Resettlement","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1353053","method":"GET"}]}