Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many requests he has received from hon. Members on behalf of Afghan citizens who wish to come to the UK since 15 August 2021 as at the date of answering.

Responding to cases and correspondence from Hon. Members is a fundamental priority for this Government. The Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth wrote to 435 MPs and 17 Peers who sent the FCDO cases on 5 Setpember, outlining the actions we are taking to progess cases that have been sent to us, as well as the relevant contact routes now that the evacuation phase is over.