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The Lord Bishop of Manchester

Speaking in the House of Lords on 4 November 2025

Debate

Official Development Assistance

Contribution

My Lords, while we are on the theme of supporting women, as I travel around I find that one of the greatest impairments to young girls completing their education is that they are forced into pregnancy—sometimes by their families—at a very young age, pre leaving school. What can His Majesty’s Government do to help prevent young girls being made pregnant, usually by older men and in very difficult circumstances?

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