Candidates: Gender
Commons · Question 26206 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Kirsteen Sullivan
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to (a) enact section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 and (b) take steps to improve gender representation in candidates for (i) local and (ii) devolved elections ahead of those elections.
Answer
Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 28 Jan 2025
I am proud that progress is being made, with 40% of MPs now women, but we want to see this replicated at all levels of Government. Last summer my Ministerial colleague Bridget Philipson met with members of 50:50 Parliament, where they discussed the import...