Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to Afghanistan following earthquakes in October 2023.

The FCDO allocated £1 million towards the Red Cross response to help meet emergency needs following the first earthquake on 7 October. This has funded shelter and emergency relief items for vulnerable people. UK funded prepositioned supplies have been drawn on by humanitarian partners for early response. $5 million has been allocated from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund and a further $5 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, both of which the UK supports. We continue to closely monitor the situation.