Question follow-through · 122157
Overseas Students: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting student visa access for women and girls from Afghanistan on the ability of those people to access education.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting student visa access for women and girls from Afghanistan on the ability of those people to access education.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Mar 2026
Answer published
The UK has a proud tradition of supporting education, equality, and human rights, and we remain dedicated to helping the people of Afghanistan. Our current £151 million aid program (equivalent to 13.3 billion Afghanis) provides vital life-saving support t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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