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


Parliamentary Representation

On the international point that my hon. Friend makes, does she accept that in some of those countries a lot of the women who fill those quota places are, sadly, place women and often they are not there on any particular merit other than their connections to—mostly male—members of the establishment in those countries?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
538 c433 
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