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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Thursday, 6 March 2008.


Afghanistan: Women in Government

Question
My Lords, what proportion of girls in Afghanistan go to school?
Answer

My Lords, as the noble Baroness knows, the number of girls who have enrolled in school has increased dramatically. There are now 5.4 million children in school compared with 1 million in 2001 and over a third of them are girls, who were denied access to education under the Taliban.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
699 c1200 
Session
2007-08
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Women Politics and government Afghanistan
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk