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Proceeding contribution from Anne Begg (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 January 2012. It occurred during Backbench debate on Parliamentary Representation.

Parliamentary Representation

I appreciate that all-women shortlists are not for the Conservative party, and that great strides forward were taken at the general election, but the lesson from the Labour party is that if such pressure is not kept up, and if the mechanisms that the hon. Lady describes, which the Conservative party put in place ahead of the 2010 election, are not repeated at the next election and the one after that, the danger is that things will go backwards.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
538 c419 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Candidates Women Equality House of Commons Members Political parties Parliament Minority groups
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk