Asked by: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of defence investment into the women, peace and security agenda, following the commitments laid out in the UK women, peace and security national action plan 2023 to 2027.
Answered by Earl of Minto - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The UK’s fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security recognises the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls and includes tangible actions across Government to promote their vital role in conflict prevention through to resolution.
The delivery of the WPS agenda is a cross government effort, with personnel across five government departments and two devolved administrations delivering on specific commitments. One year since the WPS NAP’s publication, 75% of the 117 commitments are in progress. As a joint FCDO-MOD strategy, both Departments are committed to driving forward NAP implementation, including getting 100% of commitments in progress over the next year.
Asked by: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of personnel levels in relation to delivering their women, peace and security agenda.
Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK's fifth National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) recognises the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls and includes tangible actions across government to promote their vital role in conflict prevention through to resolution.
The delivery of the WPS agenda is a cross government effort, with personnel across five Government departments and two devolved administrations delivering on specific commitments. One year since the WPS NAP's publication, 75 percent of the 117 commitments are in progress. As a joint FCDO-MOD strategy, both Departments are committed to driving forward NAP implementation over the next year, including getting 100 percent of commitments in progress.
Mar. 06 2024
Source Page: OSCE Security Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security: UK statement, March 2024Found: OSCE Security Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security: UK statement, March 2024
Dec. 07 2010
Source Page: UK Government National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 women, peace & security. 52 p.Found: UK Government National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 women, peace & security. 52 p.
Asked by: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a defence budget dedicated to women, peace and security, and human security, work.
Answered by Earl of Minto - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
In Defence, work on Human Security and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) is primarily delivered as a mainstreamed and integrated component of existing work, consequently it does not have a dedicated budget line. This approach helps to ensure that Human Security and WPS are not treated as standalone concerns and siloed from core Defence activity and priorities.
When appropriate, budget is made available for specific Human Security and WPS requirements. This can be seen in the delivery of the Human Security in Military Operational Planning course that is delivered at the Defence Academy or the delivery of the Gender Barriers Study to support UK’s ability to meet UN gender parity targets during peacekeeping deployments.
May. 09 2024
Source Page: Call for Proposals: UKISF Pacific ProgrammeFound: on Women, Peace and Security, and associated resolutions.
May. 09 2024
Source Page: Call for Proposals: UKISF Pacific ProgrammeFound: on Women, Peace and Security, and associated resolutions.
Written Evidence Dec. 01 2023
Inquiry: Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-UpFound: WAFFU0082 - Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023) Newcastle University, and Durham University Written
Dec. 01 2023
Source Page: Women, Peace and Security: joint statement to the OSCE Ministerial Council 2023Found: Women, Peace and Security: joint statement to the OSCE Ministerial Council 2023
Feb. 21 2024
Source Page: Peacekeeping is a vital tool to reduce global conflict and create stability: UK statement at the UN Security CouncilFound: Peacekeeping is a vital tool to reduce global conflict and create stability: UK statement at the UN Security