Debates between Jeff Smith and Carol Monaghan during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Jeff Smith and Carol Monaghan
Wednesday 22nd September 2021

(3 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeff Smith Portrait Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab)
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3. What assessment the Government has made of the impact of the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan on women and girls in that country.

Carol Monaghan Portrait Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West) (SNP)
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11. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting women in Afghanistan.

Wendy Morton Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Wendy Morton)
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All those at risk of persecution in Afghanistan, including religious and ethnic minorities, are eligible to apply to the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme, which will welcome up to a total of 20,000 vulnerable Afghans to the UK over a five-year period. The impact of the crisis in Afghanistan on women and girls and on other vulnerable groups, including religious and ethnic minorities and LGBT+ people, is of deep concern and has been discussed frequently by the Cabinet. The Taliban must respect the rights of all minority groups, both now and in the future, and we will hold them to account for their actions.