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HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeMay I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on his further elevation? I am delighted that his skills and experience have been recognised. The care of Afghan judges,…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeAs I said in my statement, the FCDO will be in touch with the three groups I described to advise them on the next steps of the process. We do, of course, have the security of the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI thank the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the great work it has done in supporting many, many Afghans and their families. Indeed, it has been leading our efforts to…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI thank my hon. Friend and I pay tribute to the very moving speech he gave in this Chamber over the summer. On the schemes being superseded by the ACRS and ARAP, if I may, I will…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeAgain, I hope the hon. Gentleman will appreciate that I cannot analyse 200 cases off the cuff at the Dispatch Box. The ACRS has now been launched and the ARAP scheme was launched…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeMay I pay particular tribute to the good people of Stoke? They have been incredibly welcoming not just to Afghans but to many other immigrants to the country and looked after…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI understand the House’s focus on family reunion rules, because, as the hon. Lady said, so many already have family here. We have had to apply the rules as fairly and…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeAgain, I stand in awe of some of my right hon. Friend’s military achievements. He is right that we are trying to be ambitious in our integration schemes. We have put forward…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeThe right hon. Gentleman will no doubt recall my “Dear colleague” letter of around 13 September in which I set out that I cannot provide detailed casework answers for people who…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI thank my hon. Friend, and Westminster City Council and the City of London, who have done an amazing job in looking after so many people so well. I will refer her very good…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI thank the hon. Lady for her questions. Just to help her understand, the ARAP scheme stands alongside the ACRS, so there is no question of people being transferred between the…06 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI am rising quickly because I have a minute. I appreciate that concern and the hon. Lady is right to raise it. The funding instructions are in place. If there are particular…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI am pleased to say that I do agree most wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend, who has articulated very well the issues facing this House and the country as a whole. What a shame it…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeThe first families have already been granted indefinite leave to remain. The caseworking exercise continues and many thousands of people are being worked through at pace. But we…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI think that is an answer that should be provided outside the Chamber, Madam Deputy Speaker, given your recent encouragement.06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeWe have published our support package for whole families, which of course includes children. It focuses on the needs of not just school-age children but, importantly, adults who…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeOn that point, I apologise and that meeting will happen in the next seven days. On the hon. Lady’s point about people who are still in-country, as I said, we are working closely…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeVery much so. I am told that some people who fall into the criteria described by my hon. Friend have already been evacuated to the United Kingdom. I know that she has been a real…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeAgain, we have been clear from the start—it was clear in the 13 September statement—that this is not a process open for applications. It is a referral process precisely because of…06 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeIn relation to the first question, as I say, I am in the hands of my ministerial colleagues in the Ministry of Defence and the FCDO as to what can be done internationally, but the…06 Jan 2022