Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What support his Department is providing to Afghan women and girls.”
Tabled: 21 October 2026Answered: 27 October 2026
Asked by
Wendy Chamberlain
Liberal Democrat — North East Fife
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty)
We are all deeply alarmed by the systematic discrimination and exclusion of women and girls from public life, education, employment and decision making in Afghanistan. That is why we are providing £105 million a year to support the Afghan people, and our aid reached 5 million Afghans last year, including 3 million women and girls. We continue to press the Taliban directly on women’s rights, and we work through our international partnerships to raise these important issues.