Chairperson of the National Commission for Women Girija Vyas will be in London next week to reflect India’s voice on issues concerning women, namely broken overseas marriages, adoption, child custody and abduction.

The visit from October 9, she said, was “essentially an exchange of ideas trip”. “The British government is keen to learn about our experiences and we also want to learn from them,” Vyas said.

The NCW chief will interact with women members of the House of Commons and officials working on women’s issues.

On her visit to the House of Commons, Vyas will witness trial in a child abduction case. She will also meet Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal QC, minister of state for Criminal Justice and Offender Management and Lord Justice Thorpe of the Royal Court of Justice.

Vyas said besides the official schedule, she was looking forward to meet Indian women who were suffering due to broken marriages.

The Indian government has begun consultations on a law to help NRI women who have been cheated or abandoned by their husbands.

Vyas is also scheduled to visit the University of Derby.