Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with FIFA on the Afghanistan Women's National Team.

I have not had discussions with FIFA on the Afghanistan Women’s National Team. However, I was delighted to attend their training session and to meet the players during my recent visit to Australia for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, in an event arranged by the Australian Government to highlight their situation.