Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Spellar and Amanda Solloway

Tuesday 23rd March 2021 Commons Chamber

[Amanda Solloway]

My hon. Friend makes a really important point, and I thank him for his tireless work to champion women, especially in his role as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on women and enterprise. I sincerely thank him for that. FTSE companies have indeed made great progress, and we have seen a more than 60% increase in the number of women on boards in the past six years. The Government recognise that the science, technology, engineering and maths workforce is vital to increasing the UK’s productivity and economic growth, and I am really pleased that Government-funded programmes such as the STEM ambassador programme and the CREST awards are successfully encouraging young women into STEM roles.

[John Spellar (Warley) (Lab)]

What lessons have been learned from the operation of the vaccine taskforce.