Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to continue promoting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls globally, and what action they are taking to combat attacks on those rights.

The UK is committed to promoting and advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), working with governments, multilateral partners and civil society. We use targeted funding, technical partnership and diplomatic engagement to provide strong leadership on SRHR.

The UK has a long history as a well-respected influential global leader on SRHR and will continue to defend and champion these fundamental rights in international fora, particularly for the most marginalised. This is supported by the UK's strategic Official Development Assistance funding. For example, on World AIDS Day in 2024, the Prime Minister announced the Grassroots and Counter Rollback programme. This strengthens local and national civil society organisations' and movements' ability to expand access to SRHR and counter rollback. It focuses on neglected issues, including safe abortion, and marginalised groups whose rights and access to services are being attacked.