Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:52 pm on 9 March 2015.
Baroness Northover
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
2:52,
9 March 2015
The noble Lord is right. Many families are concerned about the safety of their daughters and about sending them to school, not only in situations such as northern Nigeria but, if the girls have to travel by themselves to school, simply due to the question of whether they are vulnerable. This is something that DfID, along with other partners, is working to address.