Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates from June 2021 he had discussions with his Uzbekistan counterpart about safe travel passage on onwards repatriation to the UK for Afghanistan nationals who qualify under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

As set out in the Foreign Secretary's statement to Parliament on 6 September, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon visited Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from 1-3 September. The Foreign Secretary has since had a telephone conversation with the Uzbek Foreign Minister on 6 September. Lord Ahmad has additionally called the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan on 25 August and the Deputy Foreign Minister on 8 September and visited Uzbekistan on 9 September. These discussions were on securing safe passage for those fleeing Afghanistan and advancing the government's international priorities.