Select Committee · International Development Committee

Afghanistan

Status: Closed Opened: 23 Nov 2021 Closed: 17 Oct 2022 16 recommendations 8 conclusions 1 report

Report published We have now published our Report and found that the UK Government failed to work effectively or quickly enough to provide support for aid workers and the Afghan people, says a new report from the International Development Committee - Afghanistan: UK support for aid workers and the Afghan people. Furthermore, the Committee is … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Afghanistan: UK support for aid workers and … HC 919 4 Mar 2022 24 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
7 Recommendation Fifth Report - Afghanistan: UK support … Not Addressed

The Government should ensure transparency of reporting on the number of people resettled under the...

The Government should ensure transparency of reporting on the number of people resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) by publishing a quarterly report on the number of people resettled under that scheme, publishing that first report by the end of June 2022. Read more

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8 Recommendation Fifth Report - Afghanistan: UK support … Not Addressed

We welcome the establishment of the Joint Afghanistan Casework Unit but note the lack of...

We welcome the establishment of the Joint Afghanistan Casework Unit but note the lack of clarity around the cost, staffing and current workload of that Unit. We are also concerned that more than three months after it was set up there is still no clarity on whether or not any … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government states that the initial target of resettling 5000 people during Year 1 of the ACRS will be exceeded, and that the scheme is expected to resettle up to 20000 people in total, but does not address any of the specific recommendations.
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
7 Dec 2021 Alain Délétroz · Geneva Call, Elizabeth Winter · British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG), James Cowan · The HALO Trust View ↗

Who gave evidence

3 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alain Délétroz · Director General Geneva Call 1
Elizabeth Winter · Executive Director British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG) 1
James Cowan · Chief Executive Officer The HALO Trust 1