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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-09-10more like thismore than 2018-09-10
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Candidates: Females more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to encourage more women to stand for public office. more like this
tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
tabling member printed
Giles Watling more like this
uin 172552 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-09-20more like thismore than 2018-09-20
answer text <p>Further to my previous answer on 2 July 2018, I can confirm that this year the Government Equalities Office has been funding several projects, through the Government’s £5m Suffrage Centenary Fund, that help deliver our aim to increase women’s participation in politics across the country. Some of these projects are providing practical training to women who want an active role in politics. For example, we are supporting a political leadership programme for women in Bradford and Birmingham, and a project training women in the East Midlands, West Midlands and London in public speaking and media relations. <strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>Also, in July this year the Centenary Fund supported an Ask Her to Stand event in London where 350 women interested in elected office heard from women politicians across the political spectrum encouraging them to stand, engaged with women’s political organisations and took part in workshops providing practical advice on getting into politics and public life.</p>
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-09-20T15:59:52.623Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-20T15:59:52.623Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4677
label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this