Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to Question 113243 on 31 January 2022, on British Nationals Abroad: Afghanistan, who asked the Minister to reply on behalf of the Prime Minister; whether the Prime Minister's Parliamentary Private Secretary arranged or attempted to arrange any charter flights to evacuate (a) animals, (b) constituents from Slough constituency and (c) other UK nationals remaining in Afghanistan as at 27 January 2022; and whether attempts were made by persons acting on behalf of a Government Minister outside of Operation Pitting to evacuate anyone or anything from Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Defence can not answer on behalf of MP’s from outside the Department.