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

1 item
6 Recommendation Fifth Report - Afghanistan: UK support … Rejected

The Government should not consider people evacuated under Operation Pitting under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement...

The Government should not consider people evacuated under Operation Pitting under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), instead it should consider those people under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme (ARAP) or other pre-existing pathways. The ACRS should be reserved for people: • located in Afghanistan; • located in … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government rejects the recommendation and believes it is right that those evacuated under Operation Pitting were offered immediate sanctuary and support in the UK, including some being resettled under the ACRS.
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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