To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer given on 20 September 2022 to Question 46210, on Refugees: Afghanistan, how many full time equivalent staff in her Department are responsible for processing ACRS referrals.
Answered on
23 September 2022
Over 15,000 people were supported to come to the UK directly during Operation Pitting, and more than 4000 have since arrived.
We are committed to ensuring our operational teams have the resources they need to run an efficient and effective system, and we actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand, including from pressures relating to the situation in Afghanistan.
The Government is committed to doing all it can to support those most in need and those at risk who have had to flee Afghanistan.