Question follow-through · 9814

Afghanistan: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the risks faced by women from religious minority communities in Afghanistan.

answeredDr Ellie ChownsForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
24 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the risks faced by women from religious minority communities in Afghanistan.

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Further to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 9 June in response to Question HL416, which I have included below for ease:"Afghanistan is a focus country for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's strategy on freedom of religion ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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