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<p>I understand that the hon. Member raised the issue of the availability of books
written by women with the Senior Retail Operations Manager, who explained that we
are committed to the inclusion of women authors within our range and that it is our
aim to fully represent women’s role in British politics wherever possible.</p><p>In
the current book range, we have a variety of titles by women including <em>Women of
the World</em> by Helen McCarthy, <em>Everyday Sexism</em> by Laura Bates, <em>Wise
Women</em> by Carole McKenzie, <em>The Times: Great Women’s Lives</em> by Sue Corbett
and <em>The Women’s Suffrage Movement</em> by Molly Housego. A best seller earlier
in the year was Baroness Trumpington’s book <em>Coming Up Trumps</em>.</p><p>In making
the range selection for the Houses of Parliament Shop, we are conscious of the need
to present a political balance, and we seek books that shed light on British politics,
Parliament and Government. In selecting individual titles we are constrained by what
is available and in print at any one time. With limited retail space, it makes commercial
sense to stock the current “best sellers”, whoever the authors are. Having said that,
we do actively seek to include women authors and books about women within the range
and will continue to do so.</p><p>The Retail Buying team will always welcome suggestions
on current titles in general circulation that would make a positive addition to the
current book selection.</p>
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