Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is providing support to British Council staff in Afghanistan to travel to Pakistan so they can apply to come to the UK.

Eligible at-risk British Council contractors who supported the UK effort in Afghanistan, and expressed interest in the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), are being considered for resettlement through ACRS Pathway 3 in its first year. Any offer of resettlement will be contingent on security screening and provision of biometric information. We continue to work, including with likeminded partners and countries neighbouring Afghanistan, on resettlement issues and to support safe passage for eligible Afghans. We do not comment on the details of specific routes for individuals who are eligible for resettlement.