Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 30 April 2014.
The Prime Minister promised that by the end of this Parliament a third of his Cabinet would be women. We know that the former Culture Secretary had to go, but now only three of his 22 Departments are run by women. Does he agree with the new Culture Secretary that that is because Government appointments should always be made on merit?