Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62982

Afghanistan: Women's Rights

Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Taliban on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan: and what outcome he has achieved.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials regularly speak to the Taliban on the UK Government's priorities, including women's rights in Afghanistan, most recently in June. Ministers do not engage with the Taliban. The Foreign Secretary...
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