Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the political declaration from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women will support universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide.

Member states successfully adopted a consensus Political Declaration at the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our assessment is that new text on maternal and neonatal health, menstrual health and hygiene management are examples of progress supporting access to sexual and reproductive health services. The UK is proud to defend and promote universal and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and has a long history as an influential global leader on SRHR to championing these fundamental rights in multilateral institutions.