Debate contribution: Women's Health Strategy

Debate contribution by Ms Sinéad McLaughlin on 5 May 2026.

MLA: Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 5 May 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Women's Health Strategy
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5524583

Text

Thank you, Minister, for that answer. We await the publication of the action plan. The Secretary of State for Health recently relaunched the UK Government's women's health strategy and is trying to tackle the medical misogyny and disparity that exists. Given that Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK without a dedicated women's health strategy, do you accept that we are falling further behind? Will you commit to ensuring that the funding that is required to deliver actions will be ring-fenced so that we can make improvements?

89 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Part of an exchange

This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3496/22-27.

Assessment

Not analysed

This is the same MLA’s follow-up within the exchange on their own question. It is analysed together with that question and is not counted separately, so one question is never counted twice.

Disagree with this assessment?

Classifications can be challenged. A person reads every challenge, and any change is recorded publicly above with its reason.

Challenge this classification