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date	15/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the Taliban regime to enable (a) women and girls to have a full education including university, (b) women to take up employment and (c) women and girls to (i) visit parks and (ii) engage in normal activities outside their homes.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	189798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government strongly condemns the restrictions the Taliban have imposed on Afghan women and girls. We are working with our mission in Doha and the international community, including through the G7 and UN, to press the Taliban to reverse their harmful policies.</p><p>Respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls are prerequisites for sustainable economic development in Afghanistan. We continue to support the delivery of education, including Community Based Education through our bilateral and multilateral contributions.</p><p>On 6 March, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, Minister for South Asia, met UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, and the Director of UN Women, Sima Bahaus, after their visit to Afghanistan to discuss the Taliban's restrictions on women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 20/06/2023 16:49:39 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1003654

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date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Musicians: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the Incorporated Society of Musicians' proposal for a multi-entry touring visa for UK musicians touring the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	189798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the government is clear that free movement will end as we leave the EU, we are aware that continued access to international talent and the ability for UK talent to tour are key concerns for the cultural and creative sectors. As set out in the White Paper on our future relationship with the EU, the UK will make a sovereign choice to seek reciprocal mobility arrangements with the EU in a defined number of areas, for example to allow business professionals to move to provide services, or tourists to continue to travel visa-free. We have been collaborating closely with other government departments to help them to understand the particular needs of the music sector.</p><p> </p><p>My department benefits from research carried out by trade organisations and umbrella bodies.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 189799 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:07:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith