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registered interest false more like this
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Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Females: Equality remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to increase women’s equality throughout the world. more like this
tabling member constituency Solihull more like this
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Julian Knight more like this
uin 243502 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-04-16more like thismore than 2019-04-16
answer text <p>The UK aims to promote gender equality and secures women’s rights around the world, guided by DFID’s Strategic Vision for Gender Equality and the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. For example, through UKaid, we have given nearly 17 million women access to modern methods of family planning and supported 5.6 million girls to gain access to a decent education since 2015. We recently made the largest donor commitment ever (£50 million) to ending female genital mutilation across Africa and announced a new UK government campaign to end period poverty globally.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-16T16:14:16.687Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-16T16:14:16.687Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Julian Knight more like this