Cabinet Office

Monday 17th April 2023 Ministerial Corrections

Afghan Resettlement Update

The following is an extract from the Afghan Resettlement Update statement on Tuesday 28 March 2023.

[Johnny Mercer]

All the numbers are publicly available. We reckon that about 4,300 entitled personnel remain in Afghanistan and want to get over here, and 12,100 have arrived to date on the ARAP scheme.

[Official Report, 28 March 2023, Vol. 730, c. 844.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs:

An error has been identified in my response to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) in the Afghan Resettlement Update statement.

The correct response should have been:

[Johnny Mercer]

All the numbers are publicly available. We reckon that about 4,300 entitled personnel remain in Afghanistan and third countries and want to get over here, and 12,100 have arrived to date on the ARAP scheme.