Women, Justice and Gender Equality

Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 1:19 pm on 8 March 2007.

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Photo of Eleanor Laing Eleanor Laing Shadow Minister (Women and Equality) 1:19, 8 March 2007

My hon. Friend makes an extremely good point. Of course, the Prime Minister invited Baroness Thatcher to visit him in Downing street soon after he took office—he was sensible enough to know that he needed good advice from somewhere, and that he was not going to get it from his own Benches. What a pity that he did not pay attention to it.