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Proceeding contribution from Chi Onwurah (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 5 September 2019. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Girls’ Education.


Girls’ Education

As chair of the all-party group on Africa and of the all-party group on diversity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering and maths, I wholly welcome

this emphasis on women and education, just as I condemn the Prime Minister’s past remarks when he implied that women went into higher education to find husbands. As well as the emphasis on women in STEM, will the Secretary of State say what he is doing to ensure that period poverty is not a barrier to continued attendance at schools in developing countries, an issue that was investigated by the all-party group on Africa ?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
664 c387 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Business Armed conflict Developing countries Development aid Education Marriage Training Teenage pregnancy Girls
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk