Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance she will provide to enable the Afghanistan Girls National Football Team to travel to Australia safely to partake in football matches.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is supporting the Afghanistan Girls National Football Team to travel to the UK from Pakistan. The Government is committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan and continues to do all it can to ensure safe passage for those who wish to leave. We will continue to work with the international community to use our influence to secure women's and girls' rights to participate in public life.