Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what preparations are being made to enable refugees from Afghanistan with medical or other health professional qualifications to work in the NHS.

The National Health Service has several recruitment pathways for refugees based in the United Kingdom and in third countries, with the aim of supporting doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. Rapid induction training is available for all people joining the social care sector. We will work with stakeholders in these sectors and partners across the Government to understand what is needed to best support eligible refugees from Afghanistan.