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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-01-05more like thismore than 2016-01-05
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 Females: Rural Areas more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to promote opportunities for women in rural areas to participate in public life. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon remove filter
uin 21030 remove filter
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-01-12more like thismore than 2016-01-12
answer text <p>The Government believes that public life is strengthened by the participation of people with different skills, backgrounds and experiences, from right across the country. As a country we cannot afford to waste the talents of half our population and that is why we must ensurewomenare better representedacross all walks of life, including those from rural areas.</p><p>The 2015 General Election was a great step forward for women’s representation. We now have the highest number of female MPs in Parliament and a third of our Cabinet is made up of women. We know women continue to be under-represented on local councils; that is why schemes such as the Be a Councillor campaign, which has been run by the Local Government Association since 2012, are so important. The Government is also committed to increasing the diversity of public appointments and has set the aspiration that 50% of new appointments should go to women.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-01-12T17:11:47.383Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-12T17:11:47.383Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this