{"value":{"id":1367526,"askingMemberId":4824,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-11-09T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-11-15T00:00:00","uin":"72617","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan in winter 2021-22; and if the Government will (a) engage in talks with the Taliban and (b) provide aid to support the Afghan population without food.","answeringBodyId":208,"answeringBodyName":"Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4366,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-11-19T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>We are pressing the Taliban to respect international humanitarian law and principles, and to allow aid agencies to operate freely to meet needs in Afghanistan. The UK will spend £286 million on humanitarian and development needs in Afghanistan this year. On 31 October the Prime Minister announced that £50 million would be allocated to provide over 2.5 million Afghans with life-saving food, emergency health services, shelter and warm clothing to prepare for winter.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Afghanistan: Humanitarian Situation","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1367526","method":"GET"}]}