Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect women and girls in international conflicts.

The Foreign Secretary and Minister of State for the Armed Forces [James Heappey] launched the UK's new National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security on 23 February 2023.

The UK's fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security sets out the government's approach to reduce the global impact of conflicts on women and girls, by ensuring our diplomatic, defence and international development work directly addresses their needs. It focusses on 12 countries where the threats to women and girls are currently most acute, including Ukraine and Afghanistan.