Emma Lewell-Buck
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(10 years, 6 months ago)
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Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields) (Lab)
Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 16 July.
The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron)
This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall have further such meetings later today.
Mrs Lewell-Buck
Given the Prime Minister’s commitment to equality, will he explain why 75% of his Cabinet are still men?
The Prime Minister
The hon. Lady is being a little bit churlish. The Government before mine had four women Cabinet Ministers and three additional women attending Cabinet. We now have five full members of Cabinet and an additional three attending, so more women are attending. I am of course leading a coalition Government, and when it comes to Conservatives sitting around the Cabinet table, I am proud to say that a third of them are now women.