Question follow-through · 122931
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2025 to question 69493, how many: (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) reviews, and (b) Additional Family Member (AFM) reviews have been completed since 17 Jul
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 21 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
23 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2025 to question 69493, how many: (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) reviews, and (b) Additional Family Member (AFM) reviews have been completed since 17 Jul
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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13 Apr 2026
Answer published
Since 17 July 2025, the MOD have made decisions on 618 ARAP reviews, and 178 AFM reviews. Upon taking office, the government inherited a significant backlog in applications which we have been working through. As part of improving performance, I directed t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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