Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: DFID: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

Female Genital Mutilation

Wednesday 7th December 2016

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to reconvene the Girl Summit 2014 which concerned efforts to end female genital mutilation.

Answered by Lord Bates

The government continues to lead efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and combat early and forced marriage, both at home and abroad. We were proud to co-host Girl Summit 2014 with UNICEF, which galvanised important commitments to end these harmful practices. The government is now focused on the implementation of commitments. We have also supported follow-up national events in the UK and overseas, including on 1 December, an event on FGM, bringing together young people and frontline workers. We will continue to take action to maintain international pressure to end both practices within a generation.