Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 94213

Women: Human Rights

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Cat Smith

LabourLancaster and Wyre

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to support efforts to create a Special Rapporteur for Women and Girls Living Under Occupation at the United Nations.

Answer

Chris Elmore
In our discussions with the United Nations and other international bodies, the UK continues to push for greater priority to be given to the risks facing women and girls in conflict, as set out in the Foreign Secretary's speech on 24 November, available at...

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