Women: Representation Debate

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Lord Lexden

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Women: Literacy

Women: Representation

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Tuesday 8th March 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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I thank the noble Baroness for her question. I will not speak for the suffragettes—I would not presume to do so—but it is extremely important that women have a voice in all public debates, because often they are the voice of rationality.

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My Lords, is it not worthy of note that two out of the three devolved Governments in our country are now led by women?

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