Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates from June 2021 he had discussions with his Iranian counterpart about safe travel passage on onwards repatriation to the UK for Afghanistan nationals who qualify under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

The FCDO has been in regular contact with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including senior officials, and supports the joint UNHCR program at the Milak border crossing providing urgent humanitarian support to displaced Afghans. All Afghans who are eligible under the ARAP scheme may make an application regardless of the country they are in.