The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con)
As one of those top women, I thought I might as well stand up. It is the turn of the Cross Benches.
Lord Dannatt
My Lords, is the Minister aware of the speech made by the Chief of the General Staff today to mark International Women’s Day, in which he recommended to Ministers that all appointments in the Army, including close-combat roles, should be open to women? I wonder what Her Majesty’s Government’s response to that recommendation by the Chief of the General Staff will be.