2 APPG memberships (as of 12 Feb 2025)
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus12 Former APPG memberships
Epilepsy, Hajj and Umrah, Metaverse and Web 3.0, Muslim Women, Population, Development and Reproductive Health, Race and Community, Religion in the Media, Sex Equality, Srebrenica, Sudan, Turkey, Vegetarianism and VeganismDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(6 debate interactions)
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(5 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(4 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(6 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Baroness Hussein-Ece has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Baroness Hussein-Ece, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
3 Bills introduced by Baroness Hussein-Ece
A Bill to make provision for the regulation of private burial grounds and cemeteries
A bill to revoke parental or judicial consent which permits the marriage or civil partnership of a child and to criminalise child marriage or civil partnership under the age of 18; and for connected purposes
First reading took place on 8 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision about the publication of information related to the differences in remuneration between ethnic groups.
Wednesday 8th June 2016
Baroness Hussein-Ece has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 6 Written Questions
(View all written questions)6 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Questions
(View all Baroness Hussein-Ece's FCDO questions)The UK is proud to champion and protect reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services, and seeks to take a 'no regrets' approach to supporting the provision of sexual and reproductive health services in all settings, including in conflict and crises.
Reproductive, maternal, child and newborn health outcomes are inextricably linked to strong health systems and the attainment of universal health coverage. The UK works with partners to enable health systems to respond quickly including in humanitarian disasters: from access to skilled health workers, to clean and sanitary health facilities to prevent infection and strong, predictable, supply chains. We provide core funding to the International Confederation of Midwives to strengthen midwifery globally, enabling midwives to save lives, reduce complications, and uphold the fundamental rights of women and girls including in humanitarian settings.
UK investment in the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) supports delivery of emergency reproductive health and dignity kits to meet immediate needs in acute crises and focuses on strengthening supply and healthcare systems in fragile states.
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Israel must engage with its partners urgently to establish sustained, safe and timely passage for patients who need medical or surgical interventions not available in Gaza. We recently announced £1m for the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, delivered through WHO Egypt, to support medically evacuated Palestinians from Gaza. The UK is also supporting the provision of essential healthcare to civilians in Gaza, including support to UK-MED for operating their field hospitals. The Government is keeping existing policies on medical evacuations and visa pathways under review in response to events in Gaza.
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The UK Government is committed to comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and to maintaining a strong portfolio of financial support to the sector. Our approach to modernising development means working with others in a spirit of genuine partnership and respect and making good on our word. At present, there is no requirement for SRHR programmes to run for a minimum of five years, and future spend will depend upon the outcome of the multi-year Spending Review.
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Reciprocal exchange programmes are not a specific recommendation in the January 2024 International Development Committee Report. Nonetheless, maternal, newborn and child health, including midwifery, is a priority for the FCDO. The FCDO recently signed an agreement with the International Confederation of Midwives, aiming to strengthen midwifery associations in partner countries.
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) annually reports on Official Development Assistance (ODA) expenditure via the Statistics on International Development publication (Statistics on International Development: final UK ODA spend 2023).
UK ODA reporting follows established sector codes and recipient countries designated by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC). We do not report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) expenditure as it is not specified by OECD DAC and spans across multiple OECD sector codes.
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)