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HANSARDAfghanistanWell, I can say to the right hon. Gentleman that if there is another super-injunction, I have not been read in. In his characteristic way, he makes an important point about how…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI agree 100%, Mr Speaker. My hon. Friend speaks so plainly, so forcefully and so passionately. When we first debated the obligation to put in place the ARAP scheme four or five…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanWe made a statement about the closure of the Home Office-run ARAP and ACRS on 1 July, and the hon. Lady will have had opportunities since then to raise those matters in the House.…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy hon. Friend signals some of the areas that the necessary parliamentary scrutiny will consider. I have to say, it was 18 months, not one year, between the original data loss and…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI do agree, and this House is doing so this afternoon in response to my statement. The role that my hon. Friend’s local council in Portsmouth and councils across the country are…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI do. Where female Afghans are eligible for the schemes, it has been important that they have been able to apply, and we have been able to offer them the same relocation and…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanThose who have received invitations will have those honoured. On the concerns that the hon. Member may have about the assessment of risk in Afghanistan, I recommend that he reads…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI hesitate to be too blunt with the right hon. Gentleman, because I have a great deal of respect for him. If any applicant is not eligible under the criteria of the scheme that…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy hon. Friend speaks powerfully. Where there are outstanding ARAP applications, they will be processed. Where there are outstanding Triples cases that fall into the second phase…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI will indeed reaffirm our continuing commitment to honouring the obligations and duty that we owe to those who served or worked alongside our forces. Through the ARAP scheme, we…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI wanted this House to hear the policy decisions that I had made and I wanted this House to hear them first. The judge, aware of the decisions that the Government had taken and…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI will take a look at the case and, if required, I will speak to my right hon. Friend and colleague, the Home Secretary.15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI do, indeed. One important feature for me in being able to make this statement and to set out the details before the House this afternoon has been that we are now restoring the…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanIf my hon. Friend writes to me with the details of that case, I will certainly take a hard look at it.15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who has been one of the most active and most assiduous Members of this House in championing the cause of her constituents and others who may be…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanThe hon. Gentleman is very fast off the mark, and I am glad that he has already issued his invitation to his Committee. He is asking for figures as Chair of the PAC. The cost of…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI appreciate the way in which the hon. Gentleman raised his concerns about that case. If he writes to me with the details, I will take a hard look at it.15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right in the criticism she levels. I would just say, however, that I do not think any Minister could stand here and guarantee that there will never be…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanOne of the great joys of this House is the depth and breadth of experience that Members on all sides bring to debates. I applaud my hon. Friend and the insights he brings from his…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI can only recommend that my hon. Friend reads in full the public version of the Rimmer report, which I have published today. Rimmer sets out conclusions and an updated risk…15 Jul 2025