Afghan Special Forces Relocation Review Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Afghan Special Forces Relocation Review

Baroness Coussins Excerpts
Tuesday 15th October 2024

(1 day, 15 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Coussins Portrait Baroness Coussins (CB)
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My Lords, the review of unsuccessful claims under the ARAP scheme was meant to cover all cases, not just the Triples. Can the Minister please tell the House how many interpreters who worked with our Armed Forces and how many British Council staff have also had the decision on their claim for relocation reversed as a result of this review?

Lord Coaker Portrait Lord Coaker (Lab)
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This review dealt with the Triples; interpreters and others were outside its scope. For people who are making or have made asylum claims, there are opportunities for them to claim asylum through those processes, and there are appeals processes within that. The interpreters and others that the noble Baroness mentioned were not within scope of this review.