Afghanistan: Women
Commons · Question 35656 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department holds statistics on the number of educational (a) placements and (b) scholarships the UK has offered to Afghani women over the last twelve months.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 13 Mar 2025
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not hold records on the number of non-government placements and scholarships given to Afghan women. In 2024, the FCDO awarded 13 Chevening scholarships to Afghan nationals to study in the UK. Ou...