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Debate between Mims Davies and Rebecca Pow
Thursday 23rd May 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mims Davies Portrait Mims Davies
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The Secretary of State and I have had the results of a review come to us that we are considering very carefully. In this Chamber over a number of months, it has been very clear that fans and MPs alike want to know what the next stages are. We are considering the review appropriately and will be coming forward with the next steps.

Rebecca Pow Portrait Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con)
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T4. If we are talking about our acting accolades, Mr Speaker, mine was winning a national best actress award with the Young Farmers—a strange dichotomy, but true. Yesterday, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee went to the Chelsea Flower Show and carried out an inquiry into the value of garden tourism to the nation—it is already some £4 billion. Does the Minister agree that if we put garden tourism in the tourism sector deal, we could double this money, at least, and benefit the economy?

Sport in the UK

Debate between Mims Davies and Rebecca Pow
Monday 4th February 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mims Davies Portrait Mims Davies
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I spoke to the Rugby Football Union just this afternoon, praising it for its women’s Six Nations opportunities and for making sure that there is a chance for women to be seen doing that sport. We also talked about the events list. If we want to inspire people, it is absolutely right that we get chance to see them on the telly or indeed that we can see them play and take part in our local communities. The Secretary of State is sitting next to me and we are very keen—he has had meetings with broadcasters and I have some coming up—that the elite are seen on our TVs and ultimately, that people feel that they can aspire to be part of sport.

Rebecca Pow Portrait Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con)
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My hon. Friend is making a very powerful case and I had to intervene on this point, because statistically, one might say that women in rugby—in terms of the Six Nations—are destined to do better than the men, and the same can be said of the England women’s football team. So, to follow the point made by the hon. Member for Harrow West (Gareth Thomas), why are we not seeing more coverage of women’s sport on our screens?

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Sir Lindsay Hoyle)
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On a point of clarification, the hon. Lady was talking about rugby union. I say that because there is rugby league as well.

Parliamentary Candidates: Barriers for Women

Debate between Mims Davies and Rebecca Pow
Wednesday 13th September 2017

(7 years, 3 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Mims Davies Portrait Mims Davies
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I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. In fact, I will come to that later in my speech, when I talk about the joint work of the all-party group on women in Parliament and the all-party group on women and enterprise. Unless we show that this is a worthwhile career for the other side of the country—male and female, north and south—we will absolutely be doing down the opportunities for everybody.

Rebecca Pow Portrait Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con)
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My hon. Friend is making her case very passionately. She is number 380, so I beat her by one—I am the 379th woman elected to Parliament, which is something I am very proud of. Does she agree that we want to encourage women from all walks of life? We talk very much about how things fit in for young women with children or babies, but I am particularly aware that women who have had a career and brought up their children have an awful lot of expertise to offer as they get older. I do not know if I have a lot of expertise, but I put myself in that category: my youngest was 16 when I came here and has just left school. I feel that many women do not use all the knowledge and experience they have gained through their career; indeed, some of them start to wind down when they hit their 50s. Does my hon. Friend think there might be a way to encourage those women in particular to get involved?

Roger Gale Portrait Sir Roger Gale (in the Chair)
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Order. I gently suggest that interventions should be interventions, not speeches.