Africa: Women
Commons · Question 68402 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Africa has had with trade unions on women’s empowerment; and on what dates those discussions were held.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 22 Jul 2025
The Minister for Africa had two official engagements on the topic of women's empowerment during the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Firstly, a meeting with a senior delegation from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on 12 March 2025,...