Malala Yousafzai Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for International Development

Lord Avebury

Main Page: Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary)

Department Debates - View all Lord Avebury's debates with the Department for International Development


Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Malala Yousafzai

Lord Avebury Excerpts

Universal Credit
Wednesday 10th December 2014

(9 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Baroness Northover Portrait Baroness Northover
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

Indeed. I agree with the noble Baroness.

Lord Avebury Portrait Lord Avebury (LD)
- Hansard -
-

My Lords, what steps does my noble friend think the United Nations can take to convince the people of Pakistan that the deprivation of women and girls’ education is costing their state and public enormous economic potential? Will that be something that she could draw to the attention of the Government of Pakistan?

Baroness Northover Portrait Baroness Northover
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

Many people in the Government of Pakistan are aware of that and there is an encouraging increase in the number of girls as well as boys in school.

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page