If my hon. Friend wants to write to me, I am more than happy to address what has happened there, but I have to be honest with him: I am not overly interested in how we got to where we are. There are a number of reasons—it has been an incredibly difficult situation. The collapse of Afghanistan has been unprecedented in our generation, and seeing through our duties to these people has been incredibly difficult. I am not going to consistently go over and reheat that argument. Now, we have a clear set of commitments: we have a significant financial commitment to these people, and a duty to get them out of hotels and open up that pipeline, allowing people to come into this country. That is what we are going to do.
Afghan Resettlement Update
Proceeding contribution from
Johnny Mercer
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 March 2023.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Afghan Resettlement Update.
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