Women: Representation

Debate between Baroness Evans of Bowes Park and Lord Robathan

Tuesday 8th March 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord Robathan (Con)]

My Lords, will the Minister acknowledge the organisation for which Emmeline Pankhurst was parliamentary candidate for Stepney upon her death in 1928, and of which Margaret Thatcher became the leader a very long time ago in 1979?

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

I am very happy to acknowledge the achievements of the women that my noble friend mentioned. We now have the most gender-diverse Parliament in British history. We have more female MPs than ever before and more women in top posts. In fact, 26% of all candidates who stood at the last election were women.