Vol. 807 Tuesday No. 141 10 November 2020 PARLIAMENTARYDEBATES (HANSARD) HOUSE OF LORDS OFFICIAL REPORT ORDEROFBUSINESS Personal Statement .....................................................................................................................................................................................947 Questions Gender-based Violence..........................................................................................................................................................................947 Covid-19: Dental Services .....................................................................................................................................................................951 Waste Prevention Programme ...............................................................................................................................................................955 Covid-19: Football 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Among other events, I shall be meeting girl-led and Prayers—read by the Lord Bishop of Durham. women’s rights organisations to discuss their priorities for tackling gender-based violence, and colleagues across the FCDO’s network are also planning activities to Arrangement of Business raise ambition and galvanise action. Announcement 12.07 pm Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Con): My Lords, according to the UN, Covid-19 has unmasked a shadow The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler): My Lords, the pandemic of violence against women and girls. What Hybrid Sitting of the House will now begin. Some are the Government doing to prioritise the rights of Members are here in the Chamber, respecting social women and girls, in particular across the FCDO, by distancing, others are participating remotely, but all mainstreaming DfID’s valuable work, the Strategic Members will be treated equally. Vision for Gender Equality,including through diplomatic missions and humanitarian work? Personal Statement Baroness Sugg (Con) [V]: My Lords, there is indeed 12.07 pm a shadow pandemic of violence caused by the health pandemic of Covid-19, and ensuring that we are tackling Lord Inglewood (Non-Afl) [V]: My Lords, with the this is a key priority as part of our Covid-19 response. leave of the House, I wish to make a personal statement. My noble friend highlights the Strategic Vision for Following the repeat on Wednesday 4 November of an Gender Equality, which was DfID’s former guiding Urgent Question in the House of Commons on economic document on gender equality.In the FCDO we continue support during the Covid-19 lockdown, I asked the to be committed to this vision, but we will refresh it Minister a question about delays in the Coronavirus and reflect the merger as we develop new approaches. Business