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HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeVery much so. In relation to those who are outside Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence and others are working very hard with international partners to secure safe routes where it…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeBecause the scheme has not been launched yet, as we are still developing it, I do not have a precise figure for the right hon. Gentleman. However, I ask him not to take from that…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI am aware that colleagues on the Doha trip met those children, and I thank those colleagues for taking such an interest. I can assure my hon. Friend that this is being worked…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI would be very happy to discuss the matter with the hon. Gentleman. May I put on record my thanks to Welsh councils and the Welsh Government for the work that they are doing, and…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeIf I may deal with the hon. Lady’s second point first, I am delighted to tell the House that the majority of children are already in school, or are being placed in school. We know…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI well understand the motivation behind the right hon. Gentleman’s question. If people were called forward in the way that we have described in the policy statement, they may well…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeAs I would say to any other Member of this House, if a request for a meeting has not been acted on, please speak to me at any time, because I will ensure that it happens. I hope…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeOn the matter of unaccompanied children in Doha, we have to ensure that the family members who have been put forward are who they claim to be, or who people have claimed them to…25 Oct 2021HANSARDLGBTQ+ Afghan RefugeesOf course, Sir Gary. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship and to be back in Westminster Hall. I join all hon. Members who have thanked our military, our forces, our…21 Sept 2021HANSARDLGBTQ+ Afghan RefugeesI will just finish this point. I am mindful of time, as there is a lot to get through. We very much hope that by continuing to work together, including through the coalition, that…21 Sept 2021HANSARDLGBTQ+ Afghan RefugeesI am not familiar with the cases that the hon. Gentleman has raised. I hope he will bear with me. I appear here as the Minister responsible for Afghan resettlement, but if he…21 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyThat is precisely why I am working with Afghan civil society to ensure that we integrate people in a way that reflects the values we cherish so carefully as a country, while of…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyI ask the hon. Gentleman to write to the Minister for the Armed Forces.13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyWith permission, Mr Speaker—thank you for accommodating this statement today—I would like to make a statement on the Government’s response to the situation in Afghanistan and…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyI am very happy to thank councils across the United Kingdom that have played their part. As I say, I am very much looking forward to others joining our voluntary scheme. In terms…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyThe hon. Gentleman may not have heard when I referred to the fact that we were looking at the Syrian resettlement scheme, which is widely regarded as being a success. That scheme…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyWe have said that there will be no more returns to Afghanistan. If someone is in the asylum system, they are supported, and their claim will remain within the asylum system as…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyMy right hon. Friend will be pleased to know that once we have dealt with the immediate emergency of moving 15,000 or so people from quarantine hotels into bridging…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyIf I have understood the hon. Lady correctly, the person she is describing is already within the asylum scheme—13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyI hope the hon. Lady will appreciate that I should not be making very significant decisions about immigration policy at the Dispatch Box, but I will take away her idea. We have…13 Sept 2021