Written questions

Palestinians: Women's Rights

Commons · Question 25251 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 28 Jan 2025

This ceasefire provides a real opportunity now to halt the suffering in Gaza and the UK is doing all it can to support a sustained surge of aid, including to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of women and girls. The UK has already announced £1...