Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 906057

Afghanistan: Women

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal DemocratNorth East Fife

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions to Official Development Assistance spending on women and girls in Afghanistan.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
With £151 million allocated this year, Afghanistan remains one of the UK’s largest bilateral aid programmes. We aim for women and girls to make up at least 50% of those reached, and continually assess programme effectiveness to support that goal. We regul...

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