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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, and I regularly have discussions with counterparts in those nations to encourage them to disburse funds, most recently with my Emirati opposite…01 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is absolutely right that we call out behaviour that does not support or empower women or enable them to make the choices they want to in their lives. I am proud of the work…01 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on the work that she has been doing to campaign on this issue, along with a number of our Conservative colleagues. We are looking at this as part of…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Daughters’ Rights campaign was started after one new mum was told that her new arrival being a girl must have been a disappointment to her. This matter and the issue of…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Northern Ireland Office has the lead on this issue, and it is waiting on a potential declaration of incompatibility. There has never been a case of such a declaration being…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises an important issue, although it is slightly separate from the very narrow remit of the Gender Recognition Act. Every Department is facing all sorts of issues…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is incredibly important to provide support and a route back to work for people who have taken time out to care for others, and we want to find out the most effective way of…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is no excuse for new build homes especially not to be accessible. The Global Disability Innovation Hub set a challenge and has demonstrated that accessible homes can be…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises some very important issues. I am sorry about the tone of her question, because I do not recognise the attitude that she implies among my colleagues, including…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I start by thanking my right hon. Friend and the Women and Equalities Committee for an incredibly important piece of work? It not only looked at the legal and human rights…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI refer the hon. Lady to a written ministerial statement I tabled this week for an update. The first meeting of the taskforce will be in June, and we will be making announcements…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPeriod Poverty: Government ResponseI wish to update the House on the activity that is taking place to end period poverty and ensure that every woman and girl in our society can access the menstrual products they…24 Apr 2019HANSARDEbola Outbreak: UK ResponseThe number of cases of Ebola in the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recently passed 1000. Given this, it is both proper and timely to update the House on…04 Apr 2019HANSARDContingency Liability: Financial AssuranceOn 23 August 2018, the Department for International Development (DFID) published its technical notice entitled “Delivering humanitarian aid programmes if there’s no-deal Brexit…27 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiCyclone Idai, one of the most severe cyclones ever to hit southern Africa, has devastated parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, including many areas that were already affected…26 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure the whole House will wish to join me in expressing our concern at the loss and devastation following the deadly cyclone in southern Africa. In Mozambique, Malawi and…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBangladeshI did discuss those things, as my hon. Friend would expect, and we are sceptical about some of the Bangladeshi Government’s ideas. We watched presentations about the island and…20 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn both the work we do through the ILO and some new work we are doing to support trade unions in developing countries, that absolutely needs to be at the heart of the agenda. Of…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBangladeshI did raise the specifics. Both Bangladesh and the UK are doing a tremendous amount, but we need other donors to lean in and support such initiatives. However, we are pleased that…20 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my hon. Friend and that fantastic organisation on their work. In addition to congratulating them, both my Departments will provide support to make period poverty…20 Mar 2019