Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Debate
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Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
My Lords, we are doing just as the noble Baroness suggested. We are engaging directly with different regions of the Commonwealth on the important priorities in the lead-up to COP 26.
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Lab)
My Lords, the Minister is absolutely correct that the Prime Minister regularly expresses a firm commitment to girls’ education; he did so again last week. Given that that is the case, why on earth are the Government cutting the budget by hundreds of millions of pounds?
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
My Lords, as the noble Lord will know, we have committed £400 million to girls’ education this year, and we will continue to bring added focus during the Global Education Summit later this year.