{"value":{"id":1456830,"askingMemberId":3575,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-04-04T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-04-20T00:00:00","uin":"HL7631","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to process the applications of Afghan refugees currently located in third countries; and what is their timetable for (1) completing the processing of their applications, and (2) bringing successful applicants to the UK.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4306,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-04-21T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme is not time limited, and we are working at pace to consider each application on a case-by-case basis. Timelines for processing applications vary from case to case, due to the complexity and personal circumstances of each applicant.</p><p> </p><p>Efforts to support all eligible Afghans and to help them to come to the UK remain a Government priority. We have received more than 114,000 applications since the scheme opened and to date, we have relocated over 8,800 ARAP principals and their dependants to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work alongside international partners to relocate eligible Afghans from and through third countries.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Refugees: Afghanistan","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1456830","method":"GET"}]}