Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential human rights impact of the return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan to Afghanistan.

The UK Government continues to monitor Pakistan's deportation of undocumented migrants. Pakistan has a long history of welcoming vulnerable refugees. We urge them to respect the human rights of all Afghans in Pakistan. We are working with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to ensure Pakistan adheres to its international human rights obligations. Since September, we have committed £16 million to the International Organisation for Migration in Afghanistan to support vulnerable undocumented people returning from Pakistan and Iran.

We are also committed to ensuring human rights are respected in Afghanistan. We regularly press the Taliban on human rights and work with international partners to lobby against violations and abuses.