News & Events 2022-2023
October 2023
30th October: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the WHO webinar: ‘CSO - Youth consultation on GPW14’
19th October: APPG on PDRH members participated in House of Commons Westminster Hall debate on Sustainable Development Goals - APPG on PDRH supported with briefings on SRHR
18 – 20th October: Rupa Huq MP participated in the EPF UNECE ICPD+30 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on behalf of the APPG on PDRH
18th October: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the House of Commons briefing meeting on ‘Abortion Doesn't Belong in Court: The Case for Decriminalisation’
16th October: Baroness Jenkin tabled follow up written PQs on SRHR ODA
9th – 12th October: - Baroness Hussein-Ece, Baroness Northover, Baroness Sugg and the APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the FIGO Annual Conference in Paris
5th October: The APPG on PDRH was represented at an FCDO/AfGH/UK SRHR INGOs MNCH sub-group meeting
September 2023
26th September: APPG on PDRH Advisor meeting with Professor Maya Unnithan, Sussex University to discuss latest research and future APPG on PDDRH study tour
26th September: APPG on PDRH was represented at WHO webinar: ’Celebrating 50 Years of Contraceptive Research: Harnessing WHO’s Scientific Leadership in Contraception to Achieve Development Goals’
26th September: Rupa Huq MP and the APPG on PDRH Advisor attended EPF webinar to follow up on El Salvador study tour
22nd September: Baroness Barker and Baroness Hussein-Ece sent articles on same-sex access to IVF to Chamber UK for publishing
18th September: The Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill received Royal Assent
17th – 23rd September: Rupa Huq MP participated in the EPF study tour to Panama and El Salvador
12th September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the International Development Committee inquiry into SRHR with Minister Mitchell giving evidence
12th September: APPG on PDRH was represented at The APPG on SDGs meeting with Minister Mitchell
11th September: Baroness Jenkin tabled written questions on FGM and Child Marriage
8th September: The APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the UNFPA ICPD+30 online consultation
6th September: The APPG on PDRH Advisor met with The APPG on HIV/AIDS secretariat
6th September: Baroness Hodgson’s Women, Peace and Security Bill had a first reading in the House of Commons
5th September: The APPG on PDRH Advisor met online with UNFPA India
4th September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the WHO sexual health webinar
August 2023
15th August: The APPG on PDRH Advisor met with WHO Unitaid representative to discuss SRHR products
10th August: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the PMNCH webinar: ‘Interview Opportunity around findings from first 700,000 (of expected 1 million) results from What Young People Want Global Survey’
1st August: Selected APPG on PDRH members signed an EPF petition asking for an improvement to abortion legislation in Malta
July 2023
27th July: APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the UK SRHR Network event with FCDO civil servants
19th July: Tommy Sheppard MP, Baroness Northover and APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the EPF council meeting, Kigali, Rwanda
17th – 20th July: Tommy Sheppard MP, Baroness Northover and APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the Women Deliver Conference, Rwanda including EPF and APPG on PDRH mini-study tours (Mahama camp with support from British HC Rwanda and UNFPA Rwanda)
14th July: Third reading in HoL of Baroness Hodgson’s Women, Peace and Security Bill
12th July: HoC debate on SRHR and overseas aid, led by Sarah Champion MP
11th July: APPG on PDRH held their Annual World Population Day reception with Lord Ahmad as key-note speaker
7th July: Selected APPG on PDRH members signed the EPF petition to the Maltese Government on abortion
4th July: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the RCOG report launch reception: ‘Getting Back on Track: The Case for reinvestment in global SRHR’
4th July: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the IDSC inquiry into SRHR
June 2023
29th June: APPG on PDRH represented at DSW webinar: Donors Delivering for SRHR report launch
28th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at WHO webinar: ‘Clinical practice Handbook for quality abortion care’
19th June: Select members signed the BPAS petition: ‘Decriminalise abortion to protect the rights of women seeking abortion’ and select UK Parliamentarians sent letter to PM calling on Carla Foster to be pardoned
15th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at SAGE webinar: ‘Programme Endline Evaluation’
15th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at Plan International webinar: ‘Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme in Zimbabwe: Endline Results and Recommendations’
14th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at PET webinar: ‘Counselling and Assisted Reproduction: When, Why and by Whom Should It Be Offered?’
13th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at Global Government Forum webinar: ‘The doctor will see you now - future of healthcare post-COVID’
12th – 14th June: The APPG on PDRH Advisor attended RCOG Annual World Congress virtually
7th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the PET webinar: ‘NHS Fertility Treatment – Wouldn't It Be NICE to Have a Workable Guideline?’ - Steve McCabe MP spoke at event
6th June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at EPF and Fertility Europe webinar: ‘The Imperative of Equal Access to Fertility Treatments Across Europe and Coregroup webinar: Localization Conversation: Strategies for supporting community-based actors to increase access to health care’
1st June: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the FIGO webinar: ‘Improving Patient Care and Safety with Caesarean Delivery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries’
May 2023
31st May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at HIP webinar: ‘Social Norms: Promoting community support for family planning’
30th May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the FP2030 webinar: ‘The Future of the Modern Contraceptive Method Mix: Innovative Technology’
25th May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at John Hopkins University webinar: ‘Sustaining PHE Activities in Kenya and Uganda’
24th May: Oral PQ House of Lords on UNFPA SWOP report - select members spoke in support of SRHR
23rd May International Development Committee’s first inquiry into SRHR – UNFPA, MSI Reproductive Choices, Population Services International and RCOG gave oral evidence
18th May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the FCDO verbal briefing webinar: Global Health Strategic Framework
16th May: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the HIP webinar: ‘Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Self-efficacy: strengthening an individual’s ability to achieve their reproductive intentions’
16th May: Baroness Northover tabled written a written question on ODA to SRHR
April 2023
24th April: APPG on PDRH held a briefing meeting with RCOG, MSI and Ipas: ‘Abortion Rights: What does the US Roe vs Wade ruling mean Globally and how can the UK Government mitigate consequences?’ in Paliament
24th - 25th April: Baroness Barker attended and spoke at APFPD/APDA G7 parliamentary event in Japan, Tokyo
20th April: APPG on PDRH represented at GJC meeting: ‘Intersectional Feminist Practice in International Criminal Justice: Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes in Ongwen’
19th April: The APPG on PDRH was represented at UNFPA’s SWOP report launch: ‘8 billion lives: Infinite possibilities – the case for rights and choices’ in London
18th April: The APPG on PDRH submitted written evidence to the International Development Committee’s SRHR inquiry
18th April: The APPG on PDRH was represented at GJC Human Rights Crisis webinar: ‘Abortion in the United States after Dobbs’
12th April: Various members signed the Global Parliamentary Alliance Petition regarding the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 adopted by the Parliament of Uganda
4th April: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Launch of WHO’s Global Infertility Prevalence Estimates
3rd April: Baroness Northover attended EPF’s Executive Committee Meeting in Motovun, Croatia
March 2023
29th March: The APPG on PDRH Advisor attended the BASHH & FSRH Virtual Conference 2023: ‘An inclusive future in SRH’
29th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at PET webinar: ‘Shaping the UK's Fertility and Embryo Law’
28th March: Baroness Uddin attended and spoke at an EPF event on violence against women in fragile contexts: lessons learned and policy objectives moving forward, at the European Parliament, Brussels on behalf of the APPG on PDRH
23rd March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Period Posse Webinar: ‘Menstrual Health & Hygiene in Emergencies: Cluster Coordination and Beyond Confirmation’
20th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at a UK SRHR Network event with the FCDO
17th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the CSO – WHO DG Dialogue: ‘Priorities on SRHR at global, regional and country levels’
15th March: Baroness Barker tabled a written question on Female Genital Schistosomiasis
14th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at HIP FP High Impact Practices webinar: ‘Promoting healthy couples’
8th March: The FCDO launched its Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030
7th March: The APPG on PDRH were represented at the webinar ‘Unlocking Health and Opportunity for Women and Girls in Africa: Tackling a Neglected Reproductive Health Emergency’
6th – 17th March: The APPG on PDRH Advisor and selected members attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women Forum (CSW) in New York
9th March: The APPG on PDRH represented at RCOG’s International Women’s Day virtual event: ‘Tackling stigma in women’s health services’
7th March: The APPG on PDRH attended a joint UK APPGs working on Health/ID IWD briefing meeting: Female genital schistosomiasis: simultaneous screening of diseases can improve reproductive health
7th March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at an APPG on SRH briefing: ‘The SACHA Study – Initial findings to guide new directions in UK abortion care’
7th March: Selected members met with President, Population Council to discuss CSW visit and to discuss a future briefing meeting on contraceptive methods in the autumn
7th March: APPG on PDRH staff met with UK SRHR Network chair and colleague from Plan International to discuss collaboration
2nd March: The APPG on PDRH was represented at a briefing meeting with Winnie Byanyimi, UNAIDS ED: ‘Learning from HIV and COVID-19: How the UK can be a leader in pandemic preparedness and response’
February 2023
29th February: The APPG on PDRH represented at a UK SRHR Network meeting
27th February: The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill was passed, raising the required age for marriage to 18 years
24th February: A Ministerial Statement was made in Parliament on the publication of the UK’s fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2023-2027) jointly owned by the FCDO and MoD
21st February: The Public Order Bill passed, which included the provision of Safe Access Zones around abortion clinics
9th February: Heather Wheeler MP, Baroness Mobarik and the APPG on PDRH Advisor met with Innocent Grant, Programme Director from Young and Alive Initiative, Tanzania regarding the EPF study tour
8th February: APPG on PDRH was represented at the EPF webinar: ‘Contraceptive Policy Atlas launch’
6th February: APPG on PDRH held a meeting with FCDO Minister Andrew Mitchell MP
1st February: APPG on PDRH was represented at the PET event ‘100 Years of 'Daedalus': The Birth of Assisted Reproductive Technology’
January 2023
26th January: APPG on PDRH was represented at FIGO's webinar: ‘Initiative on the impact of pregnancy on long-term health’
24th January: APPG on PDRH was represented at DFID SC inquiry: Evidence session: Investment for Development: ‘The UK’s strategy towards development finance institutions’
19th January: APPG on PDRH was represented at Inclusive Futures webinar: ‘Disability Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health’
18th January: APPG on PDRH was represented at PET webinar: ‘Your Guide to Genetics and Genomics in the Fertility Clinic’
12th January: APPG on PDRH represented at IMPT for Reproductive Health webinar: ‘Sexually Transmitted Infections: Public Health Status and Opportunities for Multipurpose Prevention Technologies’
7th - 14th January 2023: EPF hosted a study tour to Tanzania – Heather Wheeler MP and Baroness Mobarik participated
6th January – EPF published an article on their website about the Tanzania study trip, attended by Baroness Mobarik and Heather Wheeler MP - https://www.epfweb.org/node/958
December 2022
15th December: Numerous members participated in the HoL ODA debate and highlighted the importance of investment in SRHR
12th - 13th December: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended the EPF APPG secretariat meeting in Turkey
7th December: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the PET annual conference: ‘Making fertility treatment fair’ in London
1st December: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended a Zoom meeting to advise staff of a new Australian APPG
1st December: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended a UK SRHR Network meeting with the FCDO to discuss FCDO and Ending Preventable Deaths activities
November 2022
30th November: Selected members attended Action Aid reception, Speaker’s House, House of Commons: ‘16 Days of Activism Against GBV
28th November: Members participated in Westminster Hall debate ‘Legal rights to access abortion’
28th -29th November: APPG on PDRH committee members met with Dr Natalia Kanem, UNFPA ED to discuss the PSVI conference and SRHR funding
28th – 29th November: Several members participated in the UK Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Conference with the focus on survivors, London
22nd November: Several members participated in the House of Lords Public Order Bill debate on abortion buffer zones
14th – 17th November: Selected members and staff attended the International Conference on Family Planning, Pattaya City, Thailand
3rd November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the IPU virtual event: ‘Public engagement for universal health coverage’
2nd November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at a virtual FCDO meeting on PSVI
2nd November: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the Progress Educational Trust/Scottish Government online event '30 Years of ICSI: An Injection of Hope for Male Infertility'
October 2022
28th October: Several members participated in the second reading of Baroness Hodgson’s Women, Peace & Security Bill in the House of Lords
18th October: Several members participated in House of Commons Public Order Bill report stage debate on an amendment to introduce abortion clinic buffer zones. The amendment was passed with a vote of 297 to 110
15th – 18th October: Baroness Northover attended the EPF event at the World Health Summit 2022, Berlin
6th October: The APPG on PDRH was represented at the 5th Women’s Rights in Healthcare conference: ‘Discrimination and inequality in Women’s Health Care’, London
3rd October: Baroness Sugg spoke at MSI Conservative Party Conference side event: ‘What should the UK government be doing to promote global gender equality?’
September 2022
29th September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at PET event 'Donor Conception: Who Should Know What and When?'
28th September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at EPF event: ‘Survey on Knowledge and Attitudes of Young People on Contraception’ at the European Parliament
22nd September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at WHO event: ‘My story, your camera, our rights: communicating on abortion care and family planning as health care’
22nd September: The APPG on PDRH was represented at PMNCH Summit During UNGA ‘Calls on Global Leaders to Tackle Health Threat from COVID, Conflict, Climate Change to Women, Children and Adolescents’
12th – 13th September: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor and selected members attended EPF’s ‘Parliamentary Dialogue on SRHR in Fragile Contexts: International Cooperation and Humanitarian Action’ meeting in Vitoria, Basque country, Spain
July 2022
29th July – 2nd August: Baroness Northover attended the Global Parliamentary Alliance (GPA), jointly with UNFPA and WHO Parliamentary Forum at the 24th International AIDS Conference: ‘Ending inequalities, ending HIV – the role of parliamentarians in overcoming the pandemic’, Montreal, Canada
21st July: Baroness Mobarik, Steve Brine MP and Alan Brown MP joined the APPG on PDRH
20th July: UK Government published the first Women’s Health Strategy
20th July: APPG on PDRH was represented at APPG SRH AGM and event: ‘A Turning Point for Women’s Reproductive Healthcare’
19th July: APPG on PDRH was represented at the Bond webinar ‘How is the UK performing globally on the Sustainable Development Goals?’
14th July: HoL members participated in Baroness Gale’s debate: Status and opportunities for women and girls in the UK since 2010
13th July: The APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended a UK SRHR Network meeting with presentations from FCDO
11th July: The APPG on PDRH co-hosted a World Population Day reception with IPPF and UK SRHR Network in the House of Lords. 2022 theme: ‘A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all - Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all’.
5th July: APPG on PDRH represented at Ipas webinar: ‘Stepping up to contain the Roe V Wade Shockwave’
July: APPG on PDRH members signed an Early Day Motion on Abortion Rights in the US after Roe vs Wade
June 2022
29th June: APPG Co-Chairs attended a strategy meeting with UK SRHR Network and UNFPA
28th June: APPG on PDRH members signed the Global Solidarity Statement in Response to Erosion of Abortion Access and Rights in the U.S.
28th June: Baroness Barker asked a topical oral PQ on Roe vs Wade
27th June: Baroness Sugg and Baroness Northover spoke in House of Lords debate on the Istanbul Convention
23rd June: APPG on PDRH was represented at webinar: ‘UN DESA Global Policy Dialogues on Recommitting to the SDGs’
22nd June: APPG on PDRH was represented at webinar: ‘Scaling up teenage pregnancy interventions in England, Ethiopia, Chile and Jamaica’
22nd June: APPG on PDRH Parliamentary & Policy Advisor attended a UK SRHR Network meeting on future strategy
20th – 24th June: Baroness Sugg and Pauline Latham MP attended CHOGM and various meetings including a VAWG side event and The Women’s Forum
21st June: APPG on PDRH represented at UN DESA webinar: ‘Global Policy Dialogues on Recommitting to the SDGs: Promoting Gender Equality Through Education: Exploring SDGs 4 and 5’
9th June: APPG on PDRH represented at UNFPA webinar: ‘Behavioural Science to Promote Gender Equality through Strengthened Marriage Registration’
8th June: APPG on PDRH represented at and Baroness Sugg spoke at APPG on Malaria and NTD event:’ The impact of UK investments and contributions to ending NTDs’ at the House of Lords
May 2022
28th May – 2nd June: Baroness Sugg, Tommy Sheppard MP , Steve Brine MP, Alan Brown MP and Matt Vickers MP attended the Uganda Study tour co-hosted with MSI and IPPF
24th May: APPG on PDRH represented at Heinrich Boell Stiftung webinar: ‘Framing Abortion and DFID SC inquiry into UK’s approach to preventing mass atrocities’
19th May: APPG on PDRH represented at PMNCH webinar: ‘Lives in the Balance: Delivering Commitments in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings’
19th May: APPG on PDRH represented at Women Deliver webinar: ‘Women Deliver’s latest research “The Impact of COVID-19 on SRHR: Youth-Led Perspectives and Solutions for a Gender-Equal World’
18th May: APPG on PDRH represented at webinar ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on SRHR: Youth-led Perspectives and Solutions for a Gender-Equal World’
18th May: APPG on PDRH represented at PMA and IPUMS webinar: ‘Did the COVID-19 pandemic effect contraceptive use’
18th May: APPG on PDRH represented at webinar: ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on SRHR with a focus on India, Kenya and Nigeria’
17th May: APPG on PDRH represented at the EPF and UNFPA SWOP report launch webinar: ‘Seeing the unseen’
11th May: APPG on PDRH represented at Pathfinder webinar: ‘Tackling Provider Bias in Contraceptive Service Delivery: Adapting, Implementing, and Scaling the Beyond Bias Model’