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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the Feminist Declaration on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, published in March 2020, and (2) the decision by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) to adopt...

Asked by
Lord Lucas (Conservative)
Answering body
Women and Equalities
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 April 2021
Reference
HL14784
House
House of Lords

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when her Office plans to publish the results of its survey to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Asked by
Seema Malhotra (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Women and Equalities
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 February 2015
Reference
225123
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities which (a) Ministers and (b) officials will attend the forthcoming UN Beijing follow-up conference; and who will lead the delegation.

Asked by
Fiona Mactaggart (Labour)
Answering body
Minister for Women and Equality
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 February 2011
Reference
40805; 523 c676W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what response her Department made to the report of the Fourth World Conference on Women 1995.

Asked by
David Amess (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 May 2006
Reference
65176; 446 c1171-2W;446 c1172W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what action his Department has taken in response to the Report of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
David Amess (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 April 2006
Reference
445 c894W;445 c894W; 62698
House
House of Commons

Lords debate on unstarred question on what progress has been made on the plan of action agreed at the United Nations World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995. Grand Committee off the floor of the House (Committee Room 3A and 4B).

Lead member
Baroness Gould of Potternewton
Answering member
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
22 March 2005
Reference
671 c90-116GC
House
House of Lords

To ask the Minister for Women, what her plans are for involvement in the Beijing Platform for Action, known as Beijing +10. - Inc ref to www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk.

Asked by
Joan Ruddock (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 September 2004
Reference
424 c937W; 187535
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals the Government has to develop the strategy agreed in the Beijing Platform for Action for tackling all forms of violence against women.

Asked by
Jackie Ballard (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 March 1999
Reference
78873; 328 c654W;328 c654-5W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what initiatives are currently being pursued by her Department consequent on the Fourth World Conference on Women Platform for Action agreed in Beijing in 1995; in which countries; and at what cost. - Including figures.

Asked by
Lord Goodlad (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 March 1998
Reference
32088; 307 c589W
House
House of Commons

If she will publish an annual Government report on the progress of the 1995 Platform for Action.

Asked by
Joan Walley (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 1997
Reference
3917; 296 c563-4W;296 c565-6W
House
House of Commons

To comment on the progress made in respect of the rights and status of women since the 4th UN World Conference on Women in 1995.

Asked by
Joan Walley (Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 June 1997
Reference
3755; 296 c165W
House
House of Commons

What progress the Government has made in fulfilling its commitment to implement action 190(d) of the Beijing Platform for Action; and what future action the Government plans to take.

Asked by
Baroness Maddock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 February 1997
Reference
14222; 289 c557W;289 c558W
House
House of Commons

Debate on a motion for the adjournment on women.

Lead member
Cheryl Gillan
Answering member
Baroness Jowell
Department
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
7 March 1996
Reference
273 c469-543
House
House of Commons

Which countries entered reservations to the final report of the International Conference on Women in Beijing; and whether they will list the subject of each reservation. - Inc list and ref to UN Report in the Library.

Asked by
Lord Braine of Wheatley (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 February 1996
Reference
569 c27WA
House
House of Lords

Which countries entered reservations to the report of the International Conference on Women in Beijing because of their opposition to abortion. - List given.

Asked by
Lord Braine of Wheatley (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 January 1996
Reference
568 c61WA
House
House of Lords

Whether HMG will ask the United Nations why delegates from non-English speaking countries at the United Nations' World Conference on Women in Beijing had no transalation services available at informal consultations where the key negotiations were carried out, and what information was made available to them about the decisions reached.

Asked by
Lord Braine of Wheatley (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 January 1996
Reference
568 c1WA
House
House of Lords

Which aspects of the Beijing programme of action he is prioritising.(Also answered in daily part by DFEE at 267 c820W)

Asked by
Tony Worthington (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 1995
Reference
2911; 268 c28-9W
House
House of Commons

Which aspects of the Beijing programme of action he is prioritising. (Also answered in daily part by FCO at 268 c28-9W)

Asked by
Tony Worthington (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 November 1995
Reference
2911; 267 c820W;267 c818W
House
House of Commons

How the Government's recent proposals for the Overseas Aid Budget will affect those programmes aimed at helping women in the developing world to which the Government committed itself at the U.N. Women's Conference in Beijing.

Asked by
Jim Cunningham (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 1995
Reference
39939; 265 c544W
House
House of Commons

What steps HMG are taking to follow through the Programme for Action agreed at the United Nations' Women's Conference in Beijing, and how HMG intend to monitor progress towards implementation. - Inc fact that an implementation progress report on the first anniversary of the World Conference will be placed in...

Asked by
Baroness Gould of Potternewton (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1995
Reference
566 c168WA
House
House of Lords