Question follow-through · 34999
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Afghans who worked for British forces during Operation Herrick can apply for resettlement in the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 6 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Afghans who worked for British forces during Operation Herrick can apply for resettlement in the UK.
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme is designed specifically for those who worked for or with the UK Government in Afghanistan in exposed or meaningful roles, such as in support of wider UK national security objectives. While Afghans...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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