United Nations Population Fund Report

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Excerpts

Wednesday 24th May 2023 Lords Chamber

[The Earl of Sandwich (CB)]

My Lords, the Minister has given us an impressive list of programmes for women and girls and emphasised the human rights, which is correct, but no mention was made of men. Presumably men are the target of family planning programmes as well. Do the Government have any method of monitoring what they are doing to involve men in these family planning events?

[Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op)]

That includes Boris Johnson!

[Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con)]

The noble Lord makes an important point—