Part of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 December 2016.
Margot James
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
12:00,
13 December 2016
I welcome the hon. Lady’s commitment to increasing the number of women on boards in Scotland. I will have discussions with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland to ensure that the national target applies equally to Scotland as to elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
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