Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

We are using every diplomatic and humanitarian lever at our disposal to address the crisis, including doubling our aid to Afghanistan and the region. On 31 October, the Prime Minister announced that £50 million of our total £286 million commitment will be allocated to UN agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross. This will provide life-saving humanitarian support to two and a half million Afghans.