Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Argentine counterpart regarding gender-based violence and violence against women in that country.

Engaging with Argentina on gender based violence is a priority for the British Embassy in Buenos Aires and officials have worked with local civil society organisations on projects to gather evidence of abuse. As co-chairs of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC), the UK and Argentina regularly discuss gender issues. Alongside 40 other countries and with over 120 civil society organisations, we are working together to end the violence, discrimination and persecution that persists today. Most recently, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on LGBT+ Rights, the Rt Hon Lord Herbert, visited Argentina in February to discuss this important agenda and advance plans for the ERC conference we are hosting in June.