HC Deb 16 June 1997 vol 296 c2W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures her Department is taking to eliminate discrimination against women world-wide; and if she will make a statement. [3754]

Clare Short

My Department already has a gender equality strategy which was redesigned in response to the Beijing Platform for Action. We will continue to assess and address inequalities between women and men as an integral part of all our development co-operation activities.