To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the Government did not take steps earlier to bring Afghan nationals who directly supported the UK military during operations in Afghanistan to the UK; and whether he has made an assessment of the effect of that timetable on the reputational standing of the UK.
Answered on
10 September 2021
We started welcoming Afghans who have worked for us under our Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy from April and facilitated the return of almost 2000 between April and August. We also estimate that 500 followed our advice in April and left by commercial means.
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office