Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will urgently review the application by S, the former interpreter for UK forces whose case was covered on Newsnight on 2 August 2021 and 19 August 2021, under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme.
We cannot comment on individual cases without express written permission of the individual, however our commitment to Afghanistan, and those who supported our mission there, continues. The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme is not time limited, and the Government is working to facilitate the continued relocation of those who are eligible.
Since the launch of the ARAP in April 2021, we have relocated thousands of eligible Afghans and their families to the UK. During the 14 days of Operation PITTING, we broadened and accelerated the scheme as the security situation in Afghanistan deteriorated, resulting in the largest UK military evacuation since the Second World War.