Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Denis MacShane Excerpts
Thursday 27th January 2011

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for pointing out that there is varied experience across the world with regard to what works in ensuring that women can get to the top. The Government have no intention of introducing legislation on quotas in this area. We will listen to what Lord Davies says, and I have been party to some of the round-table discussions that he has had. From what I have seen so far, I am sure that he will come forward with some very practical ways in which we can help to unlock the barriers to women reaching their place on corporate boards. It is this Government’s firm determination to do more to ensure that more women are on corporate boards.

Denis MacShane Portrait Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab)
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Will the Minister for Women and Equalities confirm that this great panjandrum Lord Davies, who is going to get more women on to boards, is a man?