Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 28 October 2025.
Wendy Chamberlain
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip
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.
Hamish Falconer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
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 regularly engage with a range of Afghans and partner organisations to inform and shape our policy and programmes.
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