Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Joan Ruddock (Labour), on Tuesday, 3 July 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 117 members in total.

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WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT

That this House believes that a democratically elected Parliament should seek to reflect the make-up of its population; notes that while women make up 51 per cent. of the UK population, only 18 per cent. of elected honourable Members are women; considers such an imbalance to be unacceptable in the 21st century; welcomes the Government's promise in the Queen's Speech to draft legislation to enable political parties to take positive action in the selection of women as parliamentary candidates; and urges the Leader of the House to bring forward the legislation as soon as possible to ensure the selection of many more women candidates for the next general election.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

72 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

House of Commons Candidates Women Equality Legislatures

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk