Debates between Harriett Baldwin and Alex Burghart during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Harriett Baldwin and Alex Burghart
Thursday 18th January 2024

(10 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Harriett Baldwin Portrait Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)
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T6.   May I first associate myself with the Deputy Prime Minister’s words about the royal family?On 23 February, this House has the opportunity to correct the constitutional sexism that means that one eighth of the seats in the other place are reserved for men only. Will the Government support and work with me on my Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) Bill to ensure that the succession of peerages moves in line with that of the Crown?

Alex Burghart Portrait The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Alex Burghart)
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I thank my hon. Friend for her question and the work she has done in this area; I know she has thought about it a great deal. I will be writing to her in due course. It is a complicated area of constitutional law, but we appreciate the position from which she is coming.