PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Afghanistan: Interpreters (3 September 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Afghan translators were used by the UK in Afghanistan over the last 20 years.
Asked by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)
Asked by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)
Answer
We are unable to provide a precise figure for the number of translators who assisted the UK in Afghanistan over the last 20 years, in order to ensure they and their families' safety. Through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), as of 28 August, 8589 Afghans who worked for us have been evacuated and are being resettled, including interpreters and their immediate families, enabling them to build new lives in the UK. The ARAP scheme is being accelerated for those staff still in Afghanistan.
Answered by:
Nigel Adams (Conservative)
13 September 2021
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