Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the £3m additional NHS funding to support access to healthcare has been spent on psychological support for Afghan citizens who arrived under the resettlement scheme; and what steps they have taken to ensure that such support is (1) culturally sensitive, and (2) appropriate for people who may have suffered trauma.

The information is not held in the format requested. Local areas have provided trauma-informed psychological and emotional support responses for Afghan refugees. These are led by clinicians with expertise in working with refugee populations and local community groups and organisations to ensure it is culturally appropriate and accessible.

NHS England and NHS Improvement are engaging with areas which have received Afghan refugees to share best practice with other areas of the country.